High school (grades 9-12) · Flanders, NJ

Mount Olive High School

Federal NCES profile for Mount Olive High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 341098004398
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👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
62
📋 Attendance
45
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Mount Olive High School earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 74% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the largest schools in New Jersey.

#3 of 3
public schools in Flanders · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
12.9:1
large classes for New Jersey
10.6%
free-lunch eligible

Mount Olive High School has class sizes larger than 74% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Mount Olive High School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Flanders, NJ.

School address

Flanders, NJ 07836
District: Mount Olive Township School District · New Jersey

NCES ID 341098004398 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+18 students YoY

Mount Olive High School held near 1,511 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+18 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 118.9 → 117.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+18 students YoY 341098004398 · Flanders, NJ High · MID · TRAD

1,520 enr · 12.9:1 · 10.6% lunch · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Mount Olive Middle School (1,137 students)

Mount Olive High School held near 1,511 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+18 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 118.9 → 117.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

Mount Olive High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Mount Olive High School reports 1,520 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Mount Olive High School compares

Mount Olive High School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 12.9:1 ▲ 9% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 10.6% ▼ 64% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,520 top 4% - -

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

12.9:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,520
Bigger than 96% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
10.6%
free-lunch eligible - 64% 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
12.9:1
students per teacher - 9% above state mean
Top 74% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 26% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.0%
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
$25,393
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors8.0 FTE
Per 190 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
68
in-school suspensions + 36 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 52.6%
Hispanic or Latino 21.1%
Asian 12.7%
African American 9.0%
Two or More 4.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 52.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 65.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 65.3, Mount Olive High School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 34

District finance for Mount Olive Township School District reports $25,393 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Mount Olive High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mount Olive Middle School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Chester M. Stephens Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Mountain View Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Tinc Rd. Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio
Sandshore Rd. Elementary School Smaller Similar economic need Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Mount Olive High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Mount Olive Township School District · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high 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.

Similar enrollment (~1,520 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Mount Olive High School

How many students attend Mount Olive High School?

Mount Olive High School has 1,520 students enrolled. It is a high school in Flanders, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 1,493 (2022-23) → 1,511 (2023-24), nearly flat (+18).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Mount Olive High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Mount Olive High School is 12.9:1, which is 9% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Mount Olive High School?

10.6% of students at Mount Olive High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Mount Olive High School?

The largest demographic group at Mount Olive High School is White at 52.6% of enrollment, in Flanders, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 65.3/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Mount Olive High School?

Mount Olive High School has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (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).

How does Mount Olive High School rank among public schools in Flanders?

By Resource Investment Index, Mount Olive High School ranks #3 of 3 public schools in Flanders, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Mount Olive Township School District?

Besides Mount Olive High School, Mount Olive Township School District also operates Mount Olive Middle School (1,137 students), Chester M. Stephens Elementary School (696 students), and Mountain View Elementary School (565 students). See the Mount Olive Township School District district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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