Enrollment
160
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Deal, NJ
Deal Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Deal Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 340363003764
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 68
📋 Attendance 67
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Deal Elementary School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of New Jersey schools.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.4:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 16.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 160
- students enrolled
Deal Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 91% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Deal Boro School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340363003764 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.4:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-29% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
16.4%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-45% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Deal Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Deal Elementary School
Deal Elementary School is a lower-poverty, small elementary school in Deal, New Jersey, enrolling 160 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.4:1, Deal Elementary School is leaner than roughly 91% of New Jersey schools and 29% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 16.4% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 92% of New Jersey schools, with 160 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Against 146 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #69.
Its student body is led by White (73%) and Hispanic or Latino (11%) (diversity index 44/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 160 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
13.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Deal Boro School District spends $30,830 per pupil, 23% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Deal Boro School District operates only this one school, so Deal Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 160 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New Jersey's single-school districts.
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 Deal Elementary School compares
Deal 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 | 8.4:1 | ▼ 29% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 16.4% | ▼ 45% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 160 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.4:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
160
Bigger than 16% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
16.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 45% 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
8.4:1
students per teacher
- 29% below state mean
Top 9% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$30,830
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 160 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.6 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
White 73.1%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3%
Two or More 7.5%
African American 6.9%
Asian 1.3%
Largest group: White at 73.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 44.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 44.2, Deal Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Deal Boro School District, which includes Deal Elementary School.
$30,830
Per student
+23%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+86%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 41.4%
State 54.1%
Federal 4.5%
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 elementary 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 (~160 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Deal Elementary School
How many students attend Deal Elementary School?
Deal Elementary School has 160 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Deal, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Deal Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Deal Elementary School is 8.4:1, which is 29% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 46% 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 Deal Elementary School?
16.4% of students at Deal Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Deal Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Deal Elementary School is White at 73.1% of enrollment, in Deal, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Deal Elementary School?
Deal Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (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 Deal Elementary School a good school?
Deal Elementary School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% 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 Deal Boro School District?
None reported; Deal Boro School District operates only Deal Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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