Other / mixed grade configuration · Cranbury, NJ

Cranbury School

Federal NCES profile for Cranbury School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 69/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340354003282
0/100100/10069/100
👥 S:T ratio
72
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
78
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Cranbury School earns 69/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of New Jersey schools.

69
Resource Index · Higher
7.1:1
small classes for New Jersey
5.6%
free-lunch eligible
421
students enrolled

Cranbury School has class sizes smaller than 96% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-9 students YoY

Cranbury School held near 438 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-9 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 59.1 → 57.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-9 students YoY 340354003282 · Cranbury, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

421 enr · 7.1:1 · 5.6% lunch · RII 69

Nearest enrollment peer: Madison County Elementary School (421 students)

Cranbury School held near 438 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-9 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 59.1 → 57.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Cranbury School compares

Cranbury 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 7.1:1 ▼ 40% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 5.6% ▼ 81% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 421 top 52% - -

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

7.1:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
421
Bigger than 51% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
5.6%
free-lunch eligible - 81% 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
7.1:1
students per teacher - 40% below state mean
Top 4% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.8%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$35,781
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 211 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.4 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 50.1%
Asian 30.9%
Hispanic or Latino 10.0%
Two or More 5.9%
African American 3.1%

Largest group: White at 50.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.9, Cranbury School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Cranbury Township School District reports $35,781 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 Cranbury School

How many students attend Cranbury School?

Cranbury School has 421 students enrolled. It is a public school in Cranbury, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 447 (2022-23) → 438 (2023-24), nearly flat (-9).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Cranbury School?

The student-teacher ratio at Cranbury School is 7.1:1, which is 40% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 55% 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 Cranbury School?

5.6% of students at Cranbury School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Cranbury School?

The largest demographic group at Cranbury School is White at 50.1% of enrollment, in Cranbury, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Cranbury School?

Cranbury School has a Resource Investment Index of 69/100 (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 Cranbury Township School District?

None reported; Cranbury Township School District operates only Cranbury 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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