Enrollment
97
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Frenchtown, NJ
Frenchtown Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Frenchtown Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340570002992
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 68
📋 Attendance 61
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Frenchtown Elementary earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.
- 68
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.9:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 15.4%
- free-lunch eligible
- 97
- students enrolled
Frenchtown Elementary has class sizes smaller than 96% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Frenchtown Borough School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340570002992 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-42% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
15.4%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-48% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Frenchtown Elementary compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Frenchtown Elementary
Frenchtown Elementary is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Frenchtown, New Jersey, enrolling 97 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.9:1, Frenchtown Elementary is leaner than roughly 96% of New Jersey schools and 42% 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.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of New Jersey schools, with 97 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 56 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #9.
Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%) (diversity index 40/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 162 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
15.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Frenchtown Borough School District spends $30,330 per pupil, 21% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Frenchtown Borough School District operates only this one school, so Frenchtown Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 97 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 Frenchtown Elementary compares
Frenchtown Elementary 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 | 6.9:1 | ▼ 42% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 15.4% | ▼ 48% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 97 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.9:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
97
Bigger than 10% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
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
6.9:1
students per teacher
- 42% below state mean
Top 4% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$30,330
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
Counselors0.6 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.2 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 76.3%
Hispanic or Latino 13.4%
Two or More 6.2%
African American 2.1%
Asian 2.1%
Largest group: White at 76.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 39.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 39.5, Frenchtown Elementary is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Frenchtown Borough School District, which includes Frenchtown Elementary.
$30,330
Per student
+21%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+83%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 63.1%
State 31.0%
Federal 5.8%
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 (~97 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Frenchtown Elementary
How many students attend Frenchtown Elementary?
Frenchtown Elementary has 97 students enrolled. It is a public school in Frenchtown, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frenchtown Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Frenchtown Elementary is 6.9:1, which is 42% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 56% 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 Frenchtown Elementary?
15.4% of students at Frenchtown Elementary are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Frenchtown Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Frenchtown Elementary is White at 76.3% of enrollment, in Frenchtown, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Frenchtown Elementary?
Frenchtown Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (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 Frenchtown Elementary a good school?
Frenchtown Elementary earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% 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 Frenchtown Borough School District?
None reported; Frenchtown Borough School District operates only Frenchtown Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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