Other / mixed grade configuration · Lafayette, NJ

Lafayette Township School

Federal NCES profile for Lafayette Township School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 74/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340813005374
0/100100/10074/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
77
📋 Attendance
88
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lafayette Township School earns 74/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 72% of New Jersey schools.

74
Resource Index · Higher
10.1:1
small classes for New Jersey
5.9%
free-lunch eligible
232
students enrolled

Lafayette Township School has class sizes smaller than 72% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+11 students YoY

Lafayette Township School grew from 205 students in 2022-23 to 216 in 2023-24 (+5.4%).

Teacher FTE added 23.9 → 25.9 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+11 students YoY 340813005374 · Lafayette, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

232 enr · 10.1:1 · 5.9% lunch · RII 74

Nearest enrollment peer: Epic Alternative Elementary School (232 students)

Lafayette Township School grew from 205 students in 2022-23 to 216 in 2023-24 (+5.4%). Teacher FTE added 23.9 → 25.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Lafayette Township School compares

Lafayette Township School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New Jersey and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New Jersey New Jersey avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.1:1 ▼ 14% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 5.9% ▼ 80% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 232 top 86% - -

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

10.1:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
232
Bigger than 23% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
5.9%
free-lunch eligible - 80% 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
10.1:1
students per teacher - 14% below state mean
Top 28% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 72% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
4.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
Below 5%, comfortably under the pre-pandemic national baseline for chronic absenteeism.
Funding equity
$26,493
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 116 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
15
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 73.7%
Hispanic or Latino 21.1%
Two or More 3.0%
African American 1.3%
Asian 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.4%

Largest group: White at 73.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 41.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 41.1, Lafayette Township School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Gifted & talented Yes

District finance for Lafayette Township School District reports $26,493 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Lafayette Township School

How many students attend Lafayette Township School?

Lafayette Township School has 232 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lafayette, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 205 (2022-23) → 216 (2023-24), up 11.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Township School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lafayette Township School is 10.1:1, which is 14% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 36% 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 Lafayette Township School?

5.9% of students at Lafayette Township School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lafayette Township School?

The largest demographic group at Lafayette Township School is White at 73.7% of enrollment, in Lafayette, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lafayette Township School?

Lafayette Township School has a Resource Investment Index of 74/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Lafayette Township School District?

None reported; Lafayette Township School District operates only Lafayette Township 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 2022-23) · 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

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

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