Enrollment
256
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Atlantic Highlands, NJ
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Atlantic Highlands Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340102003746
👥 S:T ratio 62
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of New Jersey schools.
- 57
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.5:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 8.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 256
- students enrolled
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 81% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Atlantic Highlands School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340102003746 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
27.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.5:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-19% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
8.6%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-71% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Atlantic Highlands Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, enrolling 256 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 8.6% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 256 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Against 411 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #229.
Attendance holds up well here: only 9.0% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Atlantic Highlands School District operates only this one school, so Atlantic Highlands Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Highlands Elementary School compares
Atlantic Highlands Elementary 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 | 9.5:1 | ▼ 19% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 8.6% | ▼ 71% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 256 | top 83% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.5:1
Leaner classes than 91% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
256
Bigger than 26% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
8.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 71% 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
9.5:1
students per teacher
- 19% below state mean
Top 19% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
9.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$27,315
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Atlantic Highlands School District, which includes Atlantic Highlands Elementary School.
$27,315
Per student
+9%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+65%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 70.4%
State 23.6%
Federal 5.9%
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 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.
Similar enrollment (~256 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Atlantic Highlands Elementary School
How many students attend Atlantic Highlands Elementary School?
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School has 256 students enrolled. It is a public school in Atlantic Highlands, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School is 9.5:1, which is 19% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 39% 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 Highlands Elementary School?
8.6% of students at Atlantic Highlands Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Atlantic Highlands Elementary School?
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Atlantic Highlands Elementary School a good school?
Atlantic Highlands Elementary School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% 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 Highlands School District?
None reported; Atlantic Highlands School District operates only Atlantic Highlands Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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