Enrollment
527
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
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
👥 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.
School address
District: Franklin Borough School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340540005342 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
49.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.8:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-8% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
29.7%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
+0% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Franklin Borough School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Franklin Borough School
Franklin Borough School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Franklin, New Jersey, enrolling 527 students.
At 10.8:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New Jersey median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 29.7% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
With 527 students, its enrollment sits close to the New Jersey median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index trails 94% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, one of the lower results on this measure.
Among 413 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #404, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (58%) and Hispanic or Latino (29%) (diversity index 57/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 527 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Franklin Borough School District operates only this one school, so Franklin Borough 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 Franklin Borough School compares
Franklin Borough 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 | 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 (what these measure)
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
$26,155
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 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.
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 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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Franklin Borough School District, which includes Franklin Borough School.
$26,155
Per student
+5%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+58%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.3%
State 46.7%
Federal 9.1%
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 (~527 students)
Next steps
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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.
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, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Franklin Borough School a good school?
Franklin Borough School earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. 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 Franklin Borough School District?
None reported; Franklin Borough School District operates only Franklin Borough School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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