Enrollment
382
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Mine Hill, NJ
Canfield Avenue School
Federal NCES profile for Canfield Avenue School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341035004326
👥 S:T ratio 52
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 24
📋 Attendance 48
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Canfield Avenue School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 11.9:1
- students per teacher
- 17.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 382
- students enrolled
Canfield Avenue School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Mine Hill Township School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 341035004326 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
+1% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
17.5%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-41% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Canfield Avenue School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Canfield Avenue School
Canfield Avenue School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Mine Hill, New Jersey, enrolling 382 students.
At 11.9:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New Jersey median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 17.5% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 382 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Jersey median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Among 685 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #487, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (61%) and White (25%) (diversity index 56/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 382 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.7% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Mine Hill Township School District operates only this one school, so Canfield Avenue 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 Canfield Avenue School compares
Canfield Avenue 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 | 11.9:1 | ▲ 1% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 17.5% | ▼ 41% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 382 | top 58% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
382
Bigger than 45% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
17.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 41% 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
11.9:1
students per teacher
- 1% above state mean
Top 60% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$21,729
per pupil, district-wide
- below 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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 382 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.6 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
Hispanic or Latino 60.7%
White 24.6%
African American 5.8%
Two or More 4.7%
Asian 3.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 60.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 56.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 56.4, Canfield Avenue School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Mine Hill Township School District, which includes Canfield Avenue School.
$21,729
Per student
-13%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+31%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 58.9%
State 35.3%
Federal 5.7%
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 (~382 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Canfield Avenue School
How many students attend Canfield Avenue School?
Canfield Avenue School has 382 students enrolled. It is a public school in Mine Hill, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Canfield Avenue School?
The student-teacher ratio at Canfield Avenue School is 11.9:1, which is 1% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Canfield Avenue School?
17.5% of students at Canfield Avenue School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Canfield Avenue School?
The largest demographic group at Canfield Avenue School is Hispanic or Latino at 60.7% of enrollment, in Mine Hill, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 56.4/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Canfield Avenue School?
Canfield Avenue School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (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 Canfield Avenue School a good school?
Canfield Avenue School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. 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 Mine Hill Township School District?
None reported; Mine Hill Township School District operates only Canfield Avenue School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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