Other / mixed grade configuration · Franklin, NJ

Franklin Borough School

Federal NCES profile for Franklin Borough School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340540005342
0/100100/10032/100
👥 S:T ratio
57
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Franklin Borough School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

32
Resource Index · Typical
10.8:1
students per teacher
29.7%
free-lunch eligible
527
students enrolled

Franklin Borough School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

+28 students YoY

Franklin Borough School grew from 474 students in 2022-23 to 502 in 2023-24 (+5.9%).

Teacher FTE lost 49.5 → 49.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+28 students YoY 340540005342 · Franklin, NJ Other · MID · TRAD

527 enr · 10.8:1 · 29.7% lunch · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Santa Rosa Elementary School (527 students)

Franklin Borough School grew from 474 students in 2022-23 to 502 in 2023-24 (+5.9%). Teacher FTE lost 49.5 → 49.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Franklin Borough School compares

Franklin Borough School is a growing campus on CCD: 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 10.8:1 ▼ 8% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 29.7% ▲ 0% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 527 top 36% - -

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

10.8:1
Leaner classes than 84% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
527
Bigger than 65% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
29.7%
free-lunch eligible - 0% above 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
10.8:1
students per teacher - 8% below state mean
Top 41% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 59% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.5%
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
$27,170
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 527 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
10
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 57.9%
Hispanic or Latino 29.4%
African American 5.9%
Two or More 4.7%
Asian 2.1%

Largest group: White at 57.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 57.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 57.2, Franklin Borough School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Franklin Borough School District reports $27,170 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 Franklin Borough School

How many students attend Franklin Borough School?

Franklin Borough School has 527 students enrolled. It is a public school in Franklin, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 474 (2022-23) → 502 (2023-24), up 28.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Franklin Borough School?

The student-teacher ratio at Franklin Borough School is 10.8:1, which is 8% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 31% 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 Franklin Borough School?

29.7% of students at Franklin Borough School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Franklin Borough School?

The largest demographic group at Franklin Borough School is White at 57.9% of enrollment, in Franklin, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 57.2/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Franklin Borough School?

Franklin Borough School has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (typical 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 Franklin Borough School District?

None reported; Franklin Borough School District operates only Franklin Borough 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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