Enrollment
246
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Hamburg, NJ
Hamburg School
Federal NCES profile for Hamburg School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 58/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340648005352
👥 S:T ratio 68
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 51
📋 Attendance 44
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hamburg School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of New Jersey schools.
- 58
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.9:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 12.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 246
- students enrolled
Hamburg School has class sizes smaller than 93% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Hamburg School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340648005352 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
31.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-33% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
12.2%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-59% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hamburg School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hamburg School
Hamburg School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Hamburg, New Jersey, enrolling 246 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.9:1, Hamburg School is leaner than roughly 93% of New Jersey schools and 33% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 12.2% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 246 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Against 397 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #194.
Its student body is led by White (70%) and Hispanic or Latino (19%) (diversity index 47/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 246 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Hamburg School District spends $30,605 per pupil, 22% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Hamburg School District operates only this one school, so Hamburg 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 Hamburg School compares
Hamburg 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 | 7.9:1 | ▼ 33% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 12.2% | ▼ 59% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 246 | top 84% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.9:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
246
Bigger than 25% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
12.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 59% 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
7.9:1
students per teacher
- 33% below state mean
Top 7% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.4%
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
$30,605
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 246 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
7
in-school suspensions + 8 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.1 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 69.8%
Hispanic or Latino 18.8%
African American 9.4%
Asian 2.0%
Largest group: White at 69.8% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 46.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 46.8, Hamburg 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 Hamburg School District, which includes Hamburg School.
$30,605
Per student
+22%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+84%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 55.5%
State 40.6%
Federal 3.9%
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 (~246 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Hamburg School
How many students attend Hamburg School?
Hamburg School has 246 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hamburg, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hamburg School?
The student-teacher ratio at Hamburg School is 7.9:1, which is 33% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 50% 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 Hamburg School?
12.2% of students at Hamburg School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hamburg School?
The largest demographic group at Hamburg School is White at 69.8% of enrollment, in Hamburg, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hamburg School?
Hamburg School has a Resource Investment Index of 58/100 (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 Hamburg School a good school?
Hamburg School earns 58/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% 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 Hamburg School District?
None reported; Hamburg School District operates only Hamburg School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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