Other / mixed grade configuration · Blairstown, NJ

Blairstown Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Blairstown Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340180005800
0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
62
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
16
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Blairstown Elementary School earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of New Jersey schools.

54
Resource Index · Higher
9.5:1
small classes for New Jersey
11.6%
free-lunch eligible
418
students enrolled

Blairstown Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 81% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

-5 students YoY

Blairstown Elementary School held near 425 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 44.7 → 43.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-5 students YoY 340180005800 · Blairstown, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

418 enr · 9.5:1 · 11.6% lunch · RII 54

Nearest enrollment peer: Scc Virtual Preparatory Academy (418 students)

Blairstown Elementary School held near 425 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-5 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 44.7 → 43.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Blairstown Elementary School compares

Blairstown Elementary 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 9.5:1 ▼ 19% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 11.6% ▼ 61% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 418 top 52% - -

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.
418
Bigger than 50% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
11.6%
free-lunch eligible - 61% 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
12.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$25,690
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 418 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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.

Student demographics

White 79.2%
Hispanic or Latino 10.8%
Two or More 6.0%
African American 3.1%
Asian 0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 79.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.6, Blairstown Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Blairstown Elementary Township School District reports $25,690 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 Blairstown Elementary School

How many students attend Blairstown Elementary School?

Blairstown Elementary School has 418 students enrolled. It is a public school in Blairstown, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 430 (2022-23) → 425 (2023-24), nearly flat (-5).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Blairstown Elementary School?

The student-teacher ratio at Blairstown 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 Blairstown Elementary School?

11.6% of students at Blairstown Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Blairstown Elementary School?

The largest demographic group at Blairstown Elementary School is White at 79.2% of enrollment, in Blairstown, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Blairstown Elementary School?

Blairstown Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (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 Blairstown Elementary Township School District?

None reported; Blairstown Elementary Township School District operates only Blairstown Elementary 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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