Enrollment
281
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Gibbsboro, NJ
Gibbsboro Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Gibbsboro Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340585001490
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 44
📋 Attendance 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Gibbsboro Elementary School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of New Jersey schools.
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.8:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 20.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 281
- students enrolled
Gibbsboro Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 88% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Gibbsboro Elementary School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340585001490 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
32.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.8:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-25% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
20.6%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-30% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Gibbsboro Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Gibbsboro Elementary School
Gibbsboro Elementary School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Gibbsboro, New Jersey, enrolling 281 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.8:1, Gibbsboro Elementary School is leaner than roughly 88% of New Jersey schools and 25% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 20.6% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 281 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Among 439 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #411, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (61%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%) (diversity index 58/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 281 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Gibbsboro Elementary School District operates only this one school, so Gibbsboro 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 Gibbsboro Elementary School compares
Gibbsboro 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 | 8.8:1 | ▼ 25% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 20.6% | ▼ 30% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 281 | top 78% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
281
Bigger than 30% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
20.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 30% 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
8.8:1
students per teacher
- 25% below state mean
Top 12% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
28.1%
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
$23,199
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 281 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
17
in-school suspensions + 25 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 14.9 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 61.2%
Hispanic or Latino 13.2%
African American 12.8%
Two or More 7.1%
Asian 5.7%
Largest group: White at 61.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 58.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 58.3, Gibbsboro Elementary School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Gibbsboro Elementary School District, which includes Gibbsboro Elementary School.
$23,199
Per student
-7%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 53.4%
State 39.4%
Federal 7.2%
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 (~281 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Gibbsboro Elementary School
How many students attend Gibbsboro Elementary School?
Gibbsboro Elementary School has 281 students enrolled. It is a public school in Gibbsboro, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Gibbsboro Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Gibbsboro Elementary School is 8.8:1, which is 25% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 44% 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 Gibbsboro Elementary School?
20.6% of students at Gibbsboro Elementary School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Gibbsboro Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Gibbsboro Elementary School is White at 61.2% of enrollment, in Gibbsboro, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.3/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Gibbsboro Elementary School?
Gibbsboro Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (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 Gibbsboro Elementary School a good school?
Gibbsboro Elementary School earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% 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 Gibbsboro Elementary School District?
None reported; Gibbsboro Elementary School District operates only Gibbsboro Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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