Enrollment
179
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Laurel Springs, NJ
Laurel Springs School
Federal NCES profile for Laurel Springs School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340828001566
👥 S:T ratio 52
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 11
📋 Attendance 47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Laurel Springs School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.9:1
- students per teacher
- 21.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 179
- students enrolled
Laurel Springs School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Laurel Springs School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 340828001566 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
15.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
+1% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
21.6%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-27% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Laurel Springs School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Laurel Springs School
Laurel Springs School is a small combined-grade school in Laurel Springs, New Jersey, enrolling 179 students.
At 11.9:1, its student-teacher ratio sits close to the New Jersey median, within a few percentage points of the 11.8:1 state norm, neither notably crowded nor notably small.
Its free-meal eligibility rate of 21.6% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.
Enrollment of 179 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 149 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #125, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (58%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 61/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 448 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 21.2% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Laurel Springs School District operates only this one school, so Laurel Springs School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 179 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 Laurel Springs School compares
Laurel Springs 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 | 11.9:1 | ▲ 1% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.6% | ▼ 27% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 179 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.9:1
Leaner classes than 76% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
179
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
21.6%
free-lunch eligible
- 27% 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
11.9:1
students per teacher
- 1% above state mean
Top 60% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 40% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.2%
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
$20,881
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
Counselors0.4 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.1 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 58.1%
Hispanic or Latino 15.6%
African American 12.3%
Two or More 10.1%
Asian 3.9%
Largest group: White at 58.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 61.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 61.1, Laurel Springs School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Laurel Springs School District, which includes Laurel Springs School.
$20,881
Per student
-16%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 45.6%
State 49.5%
Federal 4.9%
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.
Similar enrollment (~179 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Laurel Springs School
How many students attend Laurel Springs School?
Laurel Springs School has 179 students enrolled. It is a public school in Laurel Springs, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Laurel Springs School?
The student-teacher ratio at Laurel Springs School is 11.9:1, which is 1% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 24% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Laurel Springs School?
21.6% of students at Laurel Springs School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Laurel Springs School?
The largest demographic group at Laurel Springs School is White at 58.1% of enrollment, in Laurel Springs, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Laurel Springs School?
Laurel Springs School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (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 Laurel Springs School a good school?
Laurel Springs School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median. 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 Laurel Springs School District?
None reported; Laurel Springs School District operates only Laurel Springs School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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