Enrollment
124
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Hope, NJ
Hope Township School
Federal NCES profile for Hope Township School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 75/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340747005826
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 82
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Hope Township School earns 75/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.
- 75
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.9:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 10.7%
- free-lunch eligible
- 124
- students enrolled
Hope Township School has class sizes smaller than 96% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Hope Township School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340747005826 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-42% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
10.7%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-64% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Hope Township School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Hope Township School
Hope Township School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Hope, New Jersey, enrolling 124 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.9:1, Hope Township School is leaner than roughly 96% of New Jersey schools and 42% 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 10.7% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 95% of New Jersey schools, with 124 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 99% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Among 74 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #3, a top-tier result once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is predominantly White (83% of enrollment) (diversity index 30/100).
Attendance holds up well here: only 7.3% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Hope Township School District spends $33,531 per pupil, 34% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Hope Township School District operates only this one school, so Hope Township School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 124 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 Hope Township School compares
Hope Township 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 | 6.9:1 | ▼ 42% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 10.7% | ▼ 64% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 124 | top 95% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.9:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
124
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
10.7%
free-lunch eligible
- 64% 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
6.9:1
students per teacher
- 42% below state mean
Top 4% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
7.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$33,531
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
Counselors0.0 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 83.1%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3%
African American 4.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.8%
Two or More 0.8%
Largest group: White at 83.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 29.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 29.5, Hope Township 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 Hope Township School District, which includes Hope Township School.
$33,531
Per student
+34%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+102%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 73.0%
State 23.3%
Federal 3.7%
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 (~124 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Hope Township School
How many students attend Hope Township School?
Hope Township School has 124 students enrolled. It is a public school in Hope, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Hope Township School?
The student-teacher ratio at Hope Township School is 6.9:1, which is 42% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 56% 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 Hope Township School?
10.7% of students at Hope Township School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Hope Township School?
The largest demographic group at Hope Township School is White at 83.1% of enrollment, in Hope, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Hope Township School?
Hope Township School has a Resource Investment Index of 75/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Hope Township School a good school?
Hope Township School earns 75/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% 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 Hope Township School District?
None reported; Hope Township School District operates only Hope Township School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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