Other / mixed grade configuration · Woodland, NJ

John P. Holland Charter School

Federal NCES profile for John P. Holland Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340074803144Charter school
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
12
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
21
📋 Attendance
71
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

John P. Holland Charter School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of New Jersey schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most New Jersey schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
21.9:1
large classes for New Jersey
99.6%
free-lunch eligible
787
students enrolled

John P. Holland Charter School has class sizes larger than 99% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

787

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

36.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

21.9:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

+86% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

99.6%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

+236% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How John P. Holland Charter School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Larger classes than state median
0:135:121.9:1

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

What stands out at John P. Holland Charter School

John P. Holland Charter School is a high-poverty, mid-sized charter combined-grade school in Woodland, New Jersey, enrolling 787 students.

Class loads run heavy: 21.9:1 is larger than about 99% of New Jersey schools and 86% above the 11.8:1 state mean, so each teacher carries more students than is typical.

Economic need is high: 99.6% of students qualify for free meals, 236% above the New Jersey average, a Title I-weighted population that federal funding formulas prioritise.

Enrollment of 787 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Against 21 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #7.

Its student body is predominantly Hispanic or Latino (85% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 26/100).

Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 394 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.

11.7% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

Its district draws 16.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.

John P Holland Charter School School District is a single-school charter district, so John P. Holland Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates.

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 John P. Holland Charter School compares

John P. Holland Charter 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 21.9:1 ▲ 86% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 99.6% ▲ 236% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 787 top 16% - -

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

21.9:1
Leaner classes than 11% of US schools, heavier class loads than most.
787
Bigger than 85% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
99.6%
free-lunch eligible - 236% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Well above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold, among the highest-need profiles in the state; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
21.9:1
students per teacher - 86% above state mean
Top 99% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 1% of state schools
Above 20:1, running heavier than the typical U.S. public school; staffing is comparatively stretched.
Engagement
11.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$20,119
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 394 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 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

Hispanic or Latino 85.0%
African American 13.3%
White 0.6%
Asian 0.6%
Two or More 0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 85.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 26.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 26.0, John P. Holland Charter 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 John P Holland Charter School School District, which includes John P. Holland Charter School.

$20,119
Per student
-19%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+21%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 65.0%
State 18.0%
Federal 16.9%

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on John P. Holland Charter 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 John P. Holland Charter School

How many students attend John P. Holland Charter School?

John P. Holland Charter School has 787 students enrolled. It is a public school in Woodland, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at John P. Holland Charter School?

The student-teacher ratio at John P. Holland Charter School is 21.9:1, which is 86% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 39% higher than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at John P. Holland Charter School?

99.6% of students at John P. Holland Charter School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of John P. Holland Charter School?

The largest demographic group at John P. Holland Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 85.0% of enrollment, in Woodland, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for John P. Holland Charter School?

John P. Holland Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical 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 John P. Holland Charter School a good school?

John P. Holland Charter School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 99% of New Jersey schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 John P Holland Charter School School District?

None; John P Holland Charter School School District is a single-school charter district, and John P. Holland Charter School is its only campus.

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.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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