Other / mixed grade configuration · Hampton, NJ

Hampton Borough School

Federal NCES profile for Hampton Borough School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 57/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340660002996
0/100100/10057/100
👥 S:T ratio
68
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
72
📋 Attendance
60
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Hampton Borough School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.

#3 of 3
public schools in Hampton · Resource Index
57
Resource Index · Higher
8.1:1
small classes for New Jersey
15.5%
free-lunch eligible

Hampton Borough School has class sizes smaller than 92% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Hampton Borough School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Hampton, NJ.

Enrollment

113

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

14.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.1:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-31% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

15.5%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-48% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Hampton Borough School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:18.1:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Hampton Borough School

Hampton Borough School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Hampton, New Jersey, enrolling 113 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.1:1, Hampton Borough School is leaner than roughly 92% of New Jersey schools and 31% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 15.5% 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 95% of New Jersey schools, with 113 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Against 71 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #28.

Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (12%) (diversity index 39/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 141 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

15.9% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Hampton Borough School District spends $32,545 per pupil, 30% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.

Hampton Borough School District operates only this one school, so Hampton Borough School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 113 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 Hampton Borough School compares

Hampton 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 8.1:1 ▼ 31% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 15.5% ▼ 48% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 113 top 95% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

8.1:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
113
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
15.5%
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
8.1:1
students per teacher - 31% below state mean
Top 8% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$32,545
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
Counselors0.8 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 77.0%
Hispanic or Latino 11.5%
Two or More 6.2%
African American 5.3%

Largest group: White at 77.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.7/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.7, Hampton Borough School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hampton Borough School District, which includes Hampton Borough School.

$32,545
Per student
+30%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+96%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 56.2%
State 40.5%
Federal 3.4%

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Hampton Borough School's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Hampton Borough School

How many students attend Hampton Borough School?

Hampton Borough School has 113 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hampton, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Hampton Borough School?

The student-teacher ratio at Hampton Borough School is 8.1:1, which is 31% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 48% 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 Hampton Borough School?

15.5% of students at Hampton Borough School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hampton Borough School?

The largest demographic group at Hampton Borough School is White at 77.0% of enrollment, in Hampton, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Hampton Borough School?

Hampton Borough School has a Resource Investment Index of 57/100 (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).

How does Hampton Borough School rank among public schools in Hampton?

By Resource Investment Index, Hampton Borough School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Hampton, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Hampton on the city page.

Is Hampton Borough School a good school?

Hampton Borough School earns 57/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Hampton Borough School District?

None reported; Hampton Borough School District operates only Hampton Borough 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 2021-22) · 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

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