Other / mixed grade configuration · Chatsworth, NJ

Chatsworth Elementary School

Federal NCES profile for Chatsworth Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341824001294
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👥 S:T ratio
74
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
31
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Chatsworth Elementary School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.

45
Resource Index · Typical
6.5:1
small classes for New Jersey
10.7%
free-lunch eligible
91
students enrolled

Chatsworth Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 97% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

School address

Chatsworth, NJ 08019
District: Woodland Township School District · New Jersey

NCES ID 341824001294 Verify on NCES CCD record →

NCES CCD universe card

School universe 341824001294 · Chatsworth, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

91 enr · 6.5:1 · 10.7% lunch · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

Chatsworth Elementary School CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Chatsworth Elementary School compares

Chatsworth Elementary 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 6.5:1 ▼ 45% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 10.7% ▼ 64% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 91 top 97% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

6.5:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
91
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
10.7%
free-lunch eligible - 64% 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
6.5:1
students per teacher - 45% 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
27.5%
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
$30,083
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 92.3%
Hispanic or Latino 4.4%
Two or More 2.2%
African American 1.1%

Largest group: White at 92.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 14.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 14.6, Chatsworth Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Woodland Township School District, which includes Chatsworth Elementary School.

$30,083
Per student
+15%
vs New Jersey
Avg $26,225
+70%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 56.2%
State 38.8%
Federal 5.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

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 (~91 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.5:1)

Frequently asked questions about Chatsworth Elementary School

How many students attend Chatsworth Elementary School?

Chatsworth Elementary School has 91 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chatsworth, NJ.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Chatsworth Elementary School is 6.5:1, which is 45% 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 Chatsworth Elementary School?

10.7% of students at Chatsworth Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

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

The largest demographic group at Chatsworth Elementary School is White at 92.3% of enrollment, in Chatsworth, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Chatsworth Elementary School?

Chatsworth Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Woodland Township School District?

None reported; Woodland Township School District operates only Chatsworth Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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