Enrollment
333
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Galloway, NJ
Atlantic Community Charter School
Federal NCES profile for Atlantic Community Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 340077103287Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 33
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Atlantic Community Charter School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of New Jersey schools.
- 32
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.3:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 89.1%
- free-lunch eligible
- 333
- students enrolled
Atlantic Community Charter School has class sizes smaller than 83% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Atlantic Community Charter School · New Jersey
NCES ID 340077103287 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
36.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.3:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-21% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
89.1%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
+201% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Atlantic Community Charter School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Atlantic Community Charter School
Atlantic Community Charter School is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter elementary school in Galloway, New Jersey, enrolling 333 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.
Economic need is high: 89.1% of students qualify for free meals, 201% above the New Jersey average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.
Enrollment of 333 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 94% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Against 48 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #34.
Its student body is led by African American (60%) and Hispanic or Latino (32%) (diversity index 53/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 333 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 42.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 19.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Discipline events run high: 199 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 333 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
Atlantic Community Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Atlantic Community Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.
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 Atlantic Community Charter School compares
Atlantic Community Charter School 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 | 89.1% | ▲ 201% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 333 | top 68% | - | - |
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.
333
Bigger than 37% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
89.1%
free-lunch eligible
- 201% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
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
42.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$25,916
per pupil, district-wide
- above 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 333 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
107
in-school suspensions + 92 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 32.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 59.8 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
African American 60.4%
Hispanic or Latino 31.5%
Two or More 4.2%
White 2.7%
Asian 0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.3%
Largest group: African American at 60.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 53.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 53.3, Atlantic Community Charter School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Atlantic Community Charter School, which includes Atlantic Community Charter School.
$25,916
Per student
+4%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+56%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 68.3%
State 12.3%
Federal 19.4%
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.
Similar elementary 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.
Similar enrollment (~333 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Atlantic Community Charter School
How many students attend Atlantic Community Charter School?
Atlantic Community Charter School has 333 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Galloway, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Atlantic Community Charter School?
The student-teacher ratio at Atlantic Community Charter School 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 Atlantic Community Charter School?
89.1% of students at Atlantic Community Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Atlantic Community Charter School?
The largest demographic group at Atlantic Community Charter School is African American at 60.4% of enrollment, in Galloway, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 53.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Atlantic Community Charter School?
Atlantic Community Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (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).
Is Atlantic Community Charter School a good school?
Atlantic Community Charter School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of 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 Atlantic Community Charter School?
None; Atlantic Community Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Atlantic Community Charter School is its only campus.
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