Other / mixed grade configuration · Lawnside, NJ

Lawnside School

Federal NCES profile for Lawnside School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340834001572
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
33
📋 Attendance
36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lawnside School earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.

37
Resource Index · Typical
12.3:1
students per teacher
37.7%
free-lunch eligible
333
students enrolled

Lawnside School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

+18 students YoY

Lawnside School grew from 324 students in 2022-23 to 342 in 2023-24 (+5.6%).

Teacher FTE added 27.0 → 36.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+18 students YoY 340834001572 · Lawnside, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

333 enr · 12.3:1 · 37.7% lunch · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Endeavor Charter (333 students)

Lawnside School grew from 324 students in 2022-23 to 342 in 2023-24 (+5.6%). Teacher FTE added 27.0 → 36.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Lawnside School compares

Lawnside 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 12.3:1 ▲ 4% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 37.7% ▲ 27% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 333 top 68% - -

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

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
333
Bigger than 37% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
37.7%
free-lunch eligible - 27% above 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
12.3:1
students per teacher - 4% above state mean
Top 66% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 34% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.8%
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
$26,904
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 333 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 43 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 12.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 68.8%
Hispanic or Latino 21.9%
Two or More 6.0%
White 3.3%

Largest group: African American at 68.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 47.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 47.4, Lawnside School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Lawnside School District reports $26,904 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 Lawnside School

How many students attend Lawnside School?

Lawnside School has 333 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lawnside, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 324 (2022-23) → 342 (2023-24), up 18.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lawnside School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lawnside School is 12.3:1, which is 4% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Lawnside School?

37.7% of students at Lawnside School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lawnside School?

The largest demographic group at Lawnside School is African American at 68.8% of enrollment, in Lawnside, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lawnside School?

Lawnside School has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical 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 Lawnside School District?

None reported; Lawnside School District operates only Lawnside 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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