NCES CCD 2024-25 10 schools NJ

Best-Resourced Schools in Somerset, NJ

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10 public K-12 schools in Somerset from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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10
Schools
7,603
Students
57.9/100
Avg Resource Index
11:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Broad resource and staffing advantage

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Somerset has more public-school enrollment than 72% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Somerset lands in the upper national tier on both the average Resource Investment Index and teacher staffing intensity. Those measures come from different inputs: the index combines reported counselors, gifted access, attendance, and staffing, while the staffing percentile compares the city's student-teacher ratio directly. Agreement across both measures is stronger evidence of broad reported capacity than either score alone, though neither is a test-score rating or a guarantee about an individual classroom.

Combined-grade campuses shape the local portfolio

7 of Somerset's 10 listed schools use NCES's combined or “other” grade-level classification. Citywide averages therefore blend campuses serving unusually broad or nonstandard grade spans with conventional elementary, middle, and high schools. Grade configuration is a first-order comparison here, not a minor label.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 20-point gap between Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus and Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School shows the range hidden by Somerset's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 28%
School count
Top 41%
Resource Index average
98th percentile
Teacher staffing
95th percentile

Franklin High School accounts for 28.1% of all Somerset public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Somerset-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Somerset school enrollment varies 6.2× across entities

Somerset school enrollment ranges from 346 students (lowest) to 2,134 students (highest), a spread of 1,788 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Somerset student-teacher ratio is 11.0:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Somerset's 10 listed schools are charters

20% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus 69
2. Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus 66
3. Pine Grove Manor School 62
4. Elizabeth Avenue School 61
5. Conerly Road School 59
6. Franklin High School 57
7. Macafee Road School 56
8. Central Jersey College Prep Charter School 50
9. Hillcrest School 50
10. Thomas Edison Energysmart Charter School 49

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Somerset

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Macafee Road School 75.3/100
  2. 2 Conerly Road School 75.2/100
  3. 3 Elizabeth Avenue School 72.4/100
  4. 4 Franklin Middle School at Sampson G. Smith Campus 70.3/100
  5. 5 Franklin High School 68.7/100

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Which Somerset school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Franklin Middle School at Hamilton Street Campus has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Somerset schools in this federal-data comparison at 69/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Somerset, NJ? ▼

Somerset has 10 public schools with a total enrollment of 7,603 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 11:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.