Elementary school (grades K-5) · Alpine, NJ

Alpine Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Alpine Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 69/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 340087000228
0/100100/10069/100
👥 S:T ratio
72
🌟 Gifted program
70
📋 Attendance
64
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Alpine Elementary School earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of New Jersey schools.

69
Resource Index · Higher
7:1
small classes for New Jersey
146
students enrolled

Alpine Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 96% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-2 students YoY

Alpine Elementary School held near 163 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 21.5 → 20.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-2 students YoY 340087000228 · Alpine, NJ Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

146 enr · 7:1 · RII 69

Nearest enrollment peer: Chatham Elementary School (146 students)

Alpine Elementary School held near 163 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-2 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 21.5 → 20.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Alpine Elementary School compares

Alpine Elementary School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 7:1 ▼ 41% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 146 top 93% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

7:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
146
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7:1
students per teacher - 41% below state mean
Top 4% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$39,941
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 3.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 56.2%
Asian 22.6%
African American 10.3%
Hispanic or Latino 6.8%
Two or More 4.1%

Largest group: White at 56.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.6, Alpine Elementary School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Alpine School District reports $39,941 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Alpine Elementary School

How many students attend Alpine Elementary School?

Alpine Elementary School has 146 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Alpine, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 165 (2022-23) → 163 (2023-24), nearly flat (-2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Alpine Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Alpine Elementary School is 7:1, which is 41% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 55% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Alpine Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Alpine Elementary School is White at 56.2% of enrollment, in Alpine, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Alpine Elementary School?

Alpine Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Alpine School District?

None reported; Alpine School District operates only Alpine Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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