Enrollment
174
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Delaware, NJ
Knowlton Township Board of Education
Federal NCES profile for Knowlton Township Board of Education, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340807005832
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 71
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Knowlton Township Board of Education earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of New Jersey schools.
- 68
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.2:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 7.8%
- free-lunch eligible
- 174
- students enrolled
Knowlton Township Board of Education has class sizes smaller than 85% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Knowlton Township School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340807005832 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
19.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.2:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-22% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
7.8%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-74% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Knowlton Township Board of Education compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Knowlton Township Board of Education
Knowlton Township Board of Education is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Delaware, New Jersey, enrolling 174 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.2:1, Knowlton Township Board of Education is leaner than roughly 85% of New Jersey schools and 22% 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 7.8% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of New Jersey schools, with 174 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 138 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #23.
Its student body is predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).
11.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Knowlton Township School District spends $31,140 per pupil, 25% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Knowlton Township School District operates only this one school, so Knowlton Township Board of Education has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 174 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 Knowlton Township Board of Education compares
Knowlton Township Board of Education 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 | 9.2:1 | ▼ 22% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 7.8% | ▼ 74% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 174 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.2:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
174
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
7.8%
free-lunch eligible
- 74% 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
9.2:1
students per teacher
- 22% below state mean
Top 15% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 85% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.5%
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
$31,140
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 84.5%
Hispanic or Latino 9.8%
Two or More 2.9%
African American 2.3%
Asian 0.6%
Largest group: White at 84.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 27.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 27.5, Knowlton Township Board of Education is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Knowlton Township School District, which includes Knowlton Township Board of Education.
$31,140
Per student
+25%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+88%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 59.0%
State 35.1%
Federal 6.0%
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 (~174 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Knowlton Township Board of Education
How many students attend Knowlton Township Board of Education?
Knowlton Township Board of Education has 174 students enrolled. It is a public school in Delaware, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Knowlton Township Board of Education?
The student-teacher ratio at Knowlton Township Board of Education is 9.2:1, which is 22% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 41% 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 Knowlton Township Board of Education?
7.8% of students at Knowlton Township Board of Education are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Knowlton Township Board of Education?
The largest demographic group at Knowlton Township Board of Education is White at 84.5% of enrollment, in Delaware, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Knowlton Township Board of Education?
Knowlton Township Board of Education has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (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 Knowlton Township Board of Education a good school?
Knowlton Township Board of Education earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% 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 Knowlton Township School District?
None reported; Knowlton Township School District operates only Knowlton Township Board of Education as a public school district in NCES's records.
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