Enrollment
630
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Union Beach, NJ
Memorial School
Federal NCES profile for Memorial School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341635004120
👥 S:T ratio 54
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 0
📋 Attendance 59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Memorial School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.
- 46
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.5:1
- students per teacher
- 21.6%
- free-lunch eligible
- 630
- students enrolled
Memorial School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Union Beach Public School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 341635004120 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
55.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
11.5:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-3% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
21.6%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-27% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Memorial School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Memorial School
Memorial School is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Union Beach, New Jersey, enrolling 630 students.
At 11.5:1, 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 630 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Among 474 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #338, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.
Its student body is led by White (75%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 41/100).
Counselor access is stretched at roughly 788 students per counselor, well above the ASCA-recommended 250:1 ceiling.
16.3% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Union Beach Public School District operates only this one school, so Memorial School has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Memorial School compares
Memorial 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 | 11.5:1 | ▼ 3% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 21.6% | ▼ 27% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 630 | top 26% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
11.5:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
630
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
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
11.5:1
students per teacher
- 3% below state mean
Top 53% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 47% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$20,376
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
Counselors0.8 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
4
in-school suspensions + 7 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.7 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 75.2%
Hispanic or Latino 16.2%
Two or More 5.2%
Asian 2.1%
African American 1.3%
Largest group: White at 75.2% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 40.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 40.5, Memorial School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Union Beach Public School District, which includes Memorial School.
$20,376
Per student
-18%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+23%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 38.4%
State 54.2%
Federal 7.4%
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 (~630 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Memorial School
How many students attend Memorial School?
Memorial School has 630 students enrolled. It is a public school in Union Beach, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Memorial School?
The student-teacher ratio at Memorial School is 11.5:1, which is 3% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 27% 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 Memorial School?
21.6% of students at Memorial School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Memorial School?
The largest demographic group at Memorial School is White at 75.2% of enrollment, in Union Beach, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Memorial School?
Memorial School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (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 Memorial School a good school?
Memorial School earns 46/100 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 Union Beach Public School District?
None reported; Union Beach Public School District operates only Memorial School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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