Enrollment
380
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Brigantine, NJ
Brigantine Community School
Federal NCES profile for Brigantine Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 64/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340234003479
👥 S:T ratio 74
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 62
📋 Attendance 51
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Brigantine Community School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of New Jersey schools.
- 64
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.4:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 27.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 380
- students enrolled
Brigantine Community School has class sizes smaller than 97% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Brigantine Public School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340234003479 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
59.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.4:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-46% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
27.4%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-7% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Brigantine Community School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Brigantine Community School
Brigantine Community School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Brigantine, New Jersey, enrolling 380 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.4:1, Brigantine Community School is leaner than roughly 97% of New Jersey schools and 46% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 27.4% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 380 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Jersey median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Among 471 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #41, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (75%) and Hispanic or Latino (12%) (diversity index 42/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 190 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 19.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Brigantine Public School District spends $48,452 per pupil, 94% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Brigantine Public School District operates only this one school, so Brigantine Community 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 Brigantine Community School compares
Brigantine Community 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 | 6.4:1 | ▼ 46% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 27.4% | ▼ 7% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 380 | top 59% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.4:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
380
Bigger than 44% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
27.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 7% 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
6.4:1
students per teacher
- 46% below state mean
Top 3% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
19.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$48,452
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 190 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.4 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
White 74.5%
Hispanic or Latino 11.6%
Asian 8.2%
African American 3.2%
Two or More 2.6%
Largest group: White at 74.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 42.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 42.3, Brigantine Community School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brigantine Public School District, which includes Brigantine Community School.
$48,452
Per student
+94%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+192%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.3%
State 26.0%
Federal 10.7%
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 (~380 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Brigantine Community School
How many students attend Brigantine Community School?
Brigantine Community School has 380 students enrolled. It is a public school in Brigantine, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Brigantine Community School?
The student-teacher ratio at Brigantine Community School is 6.4:1, which is 46% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 59% 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 Brigantine Community School?
27.4% of students at Brigantine Community School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Brigantine Community School?
The largest demographic group at Brigantine Community School is White at 74.5% of enrollment, in Brigantine, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Brigantine Community School?
Brigantine Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 64/100 (higher 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 Brigantine Community School a good school?
Brigantine Community School earns 64/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% 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 Brigantine Public School District?
None reported; Brigantine Public School District operates only Brigantine Community School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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