Other / mixed grade configuration · North Brunswick, NJ

Arthur M. Judd

Federal NCES profile for Arthur M. Judd, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341149003482
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
63
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Arthur M. Judd earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of New Jersey schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.

#1 of 4
schools in North Brunswick · Resource Index
37
Resource Index · Typical
9.3:1
small classes for New Jersey
27.1%
free-lunch eligible

Arthur M. Judd has class sizes smaller than 83% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Arthur M. Judd ranks #1 of 4 schools in North Brunswick, NJ.

Enrollment

587

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

63.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

9.3:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-21% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

27.1%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-8% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Arthur M. Judd compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Arthur M. Judd

Arthur M. Judd is a mid-sized combined-grade school in North Brunswick, New Jersey, enrolling 587 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.3:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 27.1% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

Enrollment of 587 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Among 423 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #390, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (40%) and African American (24%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 74/100).

Counselor access is stretched at roughly 587 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.6% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

Among North Brunswick's public schools, it stands alongside North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center (106 students): Arthur M. Judd is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (9.3:1 vs 8.8:1).

North Brunswick Township School District also operates North Brunswick Township High School (1,876 students) and Linwood School (761 students) alongside Arthur M. Judd.

Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25

How Arthur M. Judd compares

Arthur M. Judd on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.3:1 ▼ 21% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 27.1% ▼ 8% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 587 top 30% - -

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

9.3:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
587
Bigger than 71% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
27.1%
free-lunch eligible - 8% below the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Below the 40% Title I threshold; federal aid targets individual qualifying students rather than schoolwide programs.
Staffing depth
9.3:1
students per teacher - 21% below state mean
Top 17% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$24,978
per pupil, district-wide - below New Jersey avg of $24,984
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 587 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 39.5%
African American 23.5%
White 16.5%
Asian 15.7%
Two or More 3.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 39.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 73.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 73.5, Arthur M. Judd is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for North Brunswick Township School District, which includes Arthur M. Judd.

$24,978
Per student
0%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+51%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 54.6%
State 38.6%
Federal 6.8%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Arthur M. Judd Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
North Brunswick Township High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Linwood School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Parsons Similar size Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
John Adams Similar size Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Arthur M. Judd's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

North Brunswick Township School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar other schools in North Brunswick

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Similar other schools statewide

Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of New Jersey, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Arthur M. Judd's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Arthur M. Judd

How many students attend Arthur M. Judd?

Arthur M. Judd has 587 students enrolled. It is a public school in North Brunswick, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Arthur M. Judd?

The student-teacher ratio at Arthur M. Judd is 9.3:1, which is 21% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 41% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Arthur M. Judd?

27.1% of students at Arthur M. Judd are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Arthur M. Judd?

The largest demographic group at Arthur M. Judd is Hispanic or Latino at 39.5% of enrollment, in North Brunswick, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 73.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Arthur M. Judd?

Arthur M. Judd has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Arthur M. Judd rank among schools in North Brunswick?

By Resource Investment Index, Arthur M. Judd ranks #1 of 4 schools in North Brunswick, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in North Brunswick on the city page.

Is Arthur M. Judd a good school?

Arthur M. Judd earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of New Jersey schools. It is also more racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in North Brunswick Township School District?

Besides Arthur M. Judd, North Brunswick Township School District also operates North Brunswick Township High School (1,876 students), Linwood School (761 students), and North Brunswick Twp. Middle School (754 students). See the North Brunswick Township School District district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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