Enrollment
375
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Folsom, NJ
Folsom Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Folsom Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 60/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340528000104
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 25
📋 Attendance 83
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Folsom Elementary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of New Jersey schools.
- 60
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.1:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 15.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 375
- students enrolled
Folsom Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 86% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Folsom Borough School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340528000104 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
41.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.1:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-23% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
15.4%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-48% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Folsom Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Folsom Elementary School
Folsom Elementary School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Folsom, New Jersey, enrolling 375 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.1:1, Folsom Elementary School is leaner than roughly 86% of New Jersey schools and 23% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 15.4% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 375 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Jersey median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Against 774 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #217.
Its student body is predominantly White (81% of enrollment) (diversity index 33/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 375 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance holds up well here: only 6.9% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Folsom Borough School District operates only this one school, so Folsom Elementary 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 Folsom Elementary School compares
Folsom 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 | 9.1:1 | ▼ 23% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 15.4% | ▼ 48% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 375 | top 59% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
375
Bigger than 44% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
15.4%
free-lunch eligible
- 48% 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
9.1:1
students per teacher
- 23% below state mean
Top 14% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
6.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$21,427
per pupil, district-wide
- below 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 375 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 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 80.8%
Hispanic or Latino 12.3%
Two or More 3.2%
African American 2.9%
Asian 0.8%
Largest group: White at 80.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 33.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 33.0, Folsom Elementary School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Folsom Borough School District, which includes Folsom Elementary School.
$21,427
Per student
-14%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+29%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 20.9%
State 72.9%
Federal 6.2%
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.
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 (~375 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Folsom Elementary School
How many students attend Folsom Elementary School?
Folsom Elementary School has 375 students enrolled. It is a public school in Folsom, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Folsom Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Folsom Elementary School is 9.1:1, which is 23% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 42% 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 Folsom Elementary School?
15.4% of students at Folsom Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Folsom Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Folsom Elementary School is White at 80.8% of enrollment, in Folsom, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Folsom Elementary School?
Folsom Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 60/100 (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 Folsom Elementary School a good school?
Folsom Elementary School earns 60/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% 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 Folsom Borough School District?
None reported; Folsom Borough School District operates only Folsom Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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