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
0/100100/10058/100
👥 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.

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

-11 students YoY

Hamburg School held near 235 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 31.4 → 32.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-11 students YoY 340648005352 · Hamburg, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

246 enr · 7.9:1 · 12.2% lunch · RII 58

Nearest enrollment peer: Houston County Virtual Academy (246 students)

Hamburg School held near 235 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-11 headcount). Teacher FTE added 31.4 → 32.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Hamburg School compares

Hamburg School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 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 methodology

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
$33,547
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 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.

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

District finance for Hamburg School District reports $33,547 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 Hamburg School

How many students attend Hamburg School?

Hamburg School has 246 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hamburg, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 246 (2022-23) → 235 (2023-24), nearly flat (-11).

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, 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 Hamburg School District?

None reported; Hamburg School District operates only Hamburg 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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