Enrollment
296
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Highlands, NJ
Henry Hudson Regional School
Federal NCES profile for Henry Hudson Regional School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340705003844
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 70
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Henry Hudson Regional School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools.
- 43
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7.6:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 13.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 296
- students enrolled
Henry Hudson Regional School has class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Henry Hudson Regional School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340705003844 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
39.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.6:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-36% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
13.9%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-53% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Henry Hudson Regional School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Henry Hudson Regional School
Henry Hudson Regional School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Highlands, New Jersey, enrolling 296 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.6:1, Henry Hudson Regional School is leaner than roughly 95% of New Jersey schools and 36% 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 13.9% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 296 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 576 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #530, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 148 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 40.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Henry Hudson Regional School District spends $34,700 per pupil, 39% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Henry Hudson Regional School District operates only this one school, so Henry Hudson Regional 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 Henry Hudson Regional School compares
Henry Hudson Regional 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 | 7.6:1 | ▼ 36% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 13.9% | ▼ 53% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 296 | top 75% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
296
Bigger than 32% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
13.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 53% 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
7.6:1
students per teacher
- 36% below state mean
Top 5% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
40.5%
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
$34,700
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 148 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.4 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.
Programs
AP courses offered 7
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Henry Hudson Regional School District, which includes Henry Hudson Regional School.
$34,700
Per student
+39%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+109%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.2%
State 22.5%
Federal 4.3%
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 (~296 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Henry Hudson Regional School
How many students attend Henry Hudson Regional School?
Henry Hudson Regional School has 296 students enrolled. It is a public school in Highlands, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Henry Hudson Regional School?
The student-teacher ratio at Henry Hudson Regional School is 7.6:1, which is 36% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 52% 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 Henry Hudson Regional School?
13.9% of students at Henry Hudson Regional School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Henry Hudson Regional School?
Henry Hudson Regional School has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Henry Hudson Regional School a good school?
Henry Hudson Regional School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% 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 Henry Hudson Regional School District?
None reported; Henry Hudson Regional School District operates only Henry Hudson Regional School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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