Enrollment
104
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Surf City, NJ
Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340891004654
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 61
📋 Attendance 66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.
- 56
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 6.3%
- free-lunch eligible
- 104
- students enrolled
Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 93% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 340891004654 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
13.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-32% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
6.3%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-79% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School
Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Surf City, New Jersey, enrolling 104 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8:1, Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School is leaner than roughly 93% of New Jersey schools and 32% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 6.3% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of New Jersey schools, with 104 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Against 52 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #25.
Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 24/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 196 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
13.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Long Beach Island Consolidated School District spends $40,175 per pupil, 61% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, also runs Long Beach Island Grade School (92 students).
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 Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School compares
Ethel a. Jacobsen 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 | 8:1 | ▼ 32% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 6.3% | ▼ 79% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 104 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
104
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
6.3%
free-lunch eligible
- 79% 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
8:1
students per teacher
- 32% below state mean
Top 7% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.5%
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
$40,175
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
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 86.5%
Hispanic or Latino 7.7%
Two or More 5.8%
Largest group: White at 86.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 24.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 24.2, Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Long Beach Island Consolidated School District, which includes Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School.
$40,175
Per student
+61%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+142%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.9%
State 23.9%
Federal 2.2%
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.
How Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach Island Grade School | Similar size | Similar economic need | Lower S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 92
- Students per teacher
- 5.4:1
- Resource Index
- 56/100
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 (~104 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School
How many students attend Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School?
Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School has 104 students enrolled. It is a public school in Surf City, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School is 8:1, which is 32% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 49% 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 Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School?
6.3% of students at Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School is White at 86.5% of enrollment, in Surf City, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School?
Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (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 Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School a good school?
Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey. 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 Long Beach Island Consolidated School District?
Besides Ethel a. Jacobsen Elementary School, Long Beach Island Consolidated School District also operates Long Beach Island Grade School (92 students). See the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District district page for the complete list.
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