Enrollment
194
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Wildwood Crest, NJ
Crest Memorial School
Federal NCES profile for Crest Memorial School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341797001776
👥 S:T ratio 76
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 61
📋 Attendance 32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Crest Memorial School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of New Jersey schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5.9:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 26.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 194
- students enrolled
Crest Memorial School has class sizes smaller than 98% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Wildwood Crest Borough School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 341797001776 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
33.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-50% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
26.7%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-10% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Crest Memorial School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Crest Memorial School
Crest Memorial School is a small combined-grade school in Wildwood Crest, New Jersey, enrolling 194 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.9:1, Crest Memorial School is leaner than roughly 98% of New Jersey schools and 50% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 26.7% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 194 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Against 157 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #111.
Its student body is led by White (79%) and Hispanic or Latino (15%) (diversity index 35/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 194 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.3% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Wildwood Crest Borough School District spends $38,873 per pupil, 56% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Wildwood Crest Borough School District operates only this one school, so Crest Memorial 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 Crest Memorial School compares
Crest Memorial 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 | 5.9:1 | ▼ 50% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 26.7% | ▼ 10% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 194 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.9:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
194
Bigger than 19% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
26.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 10% 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
5.9:1
students per teacher
- 50% below state mean
Top 2% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.3%
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
$38,873
per pupil, district-wide
- above 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 194 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.0 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
White 78.9%
Hispanic or Latino 14.9%
Two or More 6.2%
Largest group: White at 78.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 35.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 35.1, Crest Memorial School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wildwood Crest Borough School District, which includes Crest Memorial School.
$38,873
Per student
+56%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+134%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.9%
State 24.8%
Federal 3.3%
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 (~194 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Crest Memorial School
How many students attend Crest Memorial School?
Crest Memorial School has 194 students enrolled. It is a public school in Wildwood Crest, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Crest Memorial School?
The student-teacher ratio at Crest Memorial School is 5.9:1, which is 50% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 62% 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 Crest Memorial School?
26.7% of students at Crest Memorial School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Crest Memorial School?
The largest demographic group at Crest Memorial School is White at 78.9% of enrollment, in Wildwood Crest, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Crest Memorial School?
Crest Memorial School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (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 Crest Memorial School a good school?
Crest Memorial School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of New Jersey schools. 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 Wildwood Crest Borough School District?
None reported; Wildwood Crest Borough School District operates only Crest Memorial School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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