Other / mixed grade configuration · Lebanon, NJ

Lebanon Borough School

Federal NCES profile for Lebanon Borough School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 340843003012
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
71
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
66
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lebanon Borough School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.

#2 of 3
public schools in Lebanon · Resource Index
56
Resource Index · Higher
7.3:1
small classes for New Jersey
9.6%
free-lunch eligible

Lebanon Borough School has class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Lebanon Borough School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lebanon, NJ.

Enrollment

88

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

7.3:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-38% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

9.6%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-68% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Lebanon Borough School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:17.3:1

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

What stands out at Lebanon Borough School

Lebanon Borough School is a lower-poverty, small combined-grade school in Lebanon, New Jersey, enrolling 88 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 7.3:1, Lebanon Borough School is leaner than roughly 95% of New Jersey schools and 38% 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 9.6% of students eligible for free meals.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of New Jersey schools, with 88 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Against 40 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #17.

Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (18%) (diversity index 39/100).

13.6% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.

The surrounding Lebanon Borough School District spends $31,687 per pupil, 27% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.

Lebanon Borough School District operates only this one school, so Lebanon Borough School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 88 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 Lebanon Borough School compares

Lebanon Borough 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 7.3:1 ▼ 38% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 9.6% ▼ 68% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 88 top 97% - -

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

7.3:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
88
Bigger than 9% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
9.6%
free-lunch eligible - 68% 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
7.3:1
students per teacher - 38% below state mean
Top 5% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
13.6%
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
$31,687
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
9
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 10.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.4 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 76.1%
Hispanic or Latino 18.2%
Asian 4.5%
Two or More 1.1%

Largest group: White at 76.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.6, Lebanon Borough School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Lebanon Borough School District, which includes Lebanon Borough School.

$31,687
Per student
+27%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+91%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.2%
State 20.4%
Federal 5.5%

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 Lebanon Borough 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 Lebanon Borough School

How many students attend Lebanon Borough School?

Lebanon Borough School has 88 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lebanon, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lebanon Borough School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lebanon Borough School is 7.3:1, which is 38% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 54% 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 Lebanon Borough School?

9.6% of students at Lebanon Borough School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Lebanon Borough School?

The largest demographic group at Lebanon Borough School is White at 76.1% of enrollment, in Lebanon, NJ.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lebanon Borough School?

Lebanon Borough School has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (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).

How does Lebanon Borough School rank among public schools in Lebanon?

By Resource Investment Index, Lebanon Borough School ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Lebanon, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Lebanon on the city page.

Is Lebanon Borough School a good school?

Lebanon Borough School earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey. 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 Lebanon Borough School District?

None reported; Lebanon Borough School District operates only Lebanon Borough 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 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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