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.
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
NCES ID 340234003479 Verify on NCES CCD record →
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-7 students YoY
Brigantine Community School held near 383 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount).
Teacher FTE lost 59.2 → 58.0 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
-7 students YoY 340234003479 · Brigantine, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD
380 enr · 6.4:1 · 27.4% lunch · RII 64
Nearest enrollment peer: Gaston High School (380 students)
Brigantine Community School held near 383 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-7 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 59.2 → 58.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →
How Brigantine Community School compares
Brigantine Community 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 | 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
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 74.5% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 42.3, Brigantine Community School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
District finance for Brigantine Public School District reports $48,696 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.
Similar enrollment (~380 students)
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. CCD year-over-year: 390 (2022-23) → 383 (2023-24), nearly flat (-7).
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, 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 Brigantine Public School District?
None reported; Brigantine Public School District operates only Brigantine Community School as a public school district in NCES's records.