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
0/100100/10032/100
👥 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.

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

+14 students YoY

Atlantic Community Charter School held near 344 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+14 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 36.1 → 33.1 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+14 students YoY 340077103287 · Galloway, NJ Elementary · SMALL · CHARTER

333 enr · 9.3:1 · 89.1% lunch · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Sulphur Rock Magnet School (333 students)

Atlantic Community Charter School held near 344 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+14 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 36.1 → 33.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Atlantic Community Charter School compares

Atlantic Community Charter 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 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 methodology

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
$29,442
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
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.

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

District finance for Atlantic Community Charter School reports $29,442 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 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. CCD year-over-year: 330 (2022-23) → 344 (2023-24), nearly flat (+14).

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, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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.

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.

View saved