Other / mixed grade configuration · Berlin, NJ

Berlin Community School

Federal NCES profile for Berlin Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340159001324
0/100100/10060/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
15
📋 Attendance
99
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Berlin Community School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

60
Resource Index · Higher
11.4:1
students per teacher
10.4%
free-lunch eligible
853
students enrolled

Berlin Community School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

+70 students YoY

Berlin Community School grew from 770 students in 2022-23 to 840 in 2023-24 (+9.1%).

Teacher FTE added 75.6 → 77.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+70 students YoY 340159001324 · Berlin, NJ Other · MID · TRAD

853 enr · 11.4:1 · 10.4% lunch · RII 60

Nearest enrollment peer: Sawgrass Bay Elementary School (853 students)

Berlin Community School grew from 770 students in 2022-23 to 840 in 2023-24 (+9.1%). Teacher FTE added 75.6 → 77.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Berlin Community School compares

Berlin Community School is a growing campus on CCD: 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 11.4:1 ▼ 3% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 10.4% ▼ 65% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 853 top 14% - -

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

11.4:1
Leaner classes than 80% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
853
Bigger than 87% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
10.4%
free-lunch eligible - 65% 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
11.4:1
students per teacher - 3% below state mean
Top 51% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 49% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
0.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$21,462
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 427 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 19 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 4 expulsions.

Student demographics

White 67.2%
Hispanic or Latino 11.5%
African American 10.1%
Two or More 6.7%
Asian 4.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 67.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 51.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 51.9, Berlin Community School is about as mixed as the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Berlin Borough School District reports $21,462 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other 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 Berlin Community School

How many students attend Berlin Community School?

Berlin Community School has 853 students enrolled. It is a public school in Berlin, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 770 (2022-23) → 840 (2023-24), up 70.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Berlin Community School?

The student-teacher ratio at Berlin Community School is 11.4:1, which is 3% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 27% 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 Berlin Community School?

10.4% of students at Berlin Community School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Berlin Community School?

The largest demographic group at Berlin Community School is White at 67.2% of enrollment, in Berlin, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Berlin Community School?

Berlin Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (higher 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 Berlin Borough School District?

None reported; Berlin Borough School District operates only Berlin Community 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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