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
0/100100/10064/100
👥 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.

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

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 methodology

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
$48,696
per pupil, district-wide - above 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 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.

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

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.

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.

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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