Other / mixed grade configuration · North Brunswick, NJ

North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center

Federal NCES profile for North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341149003537
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
🌟 Gifted program
30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in New Jersey.

47
Resource Index · Typical
8.8:1
small classes for New Jersey
28.9%
free-lunch eligible
106
students enrolled

North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center has class sizes smaller than 88% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

Enrollment

106

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

12.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.8:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

-25% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

28.9%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-2% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median

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

What stands out at North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center

North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center is a small combined-grade school in North Brunswick, New Jersey, enrolling 106 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.8:1, North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center is leaner than roughly 88% of New Jersey schools and 25% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 28.9% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of New Jersey schools, with 106 enrolled.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Among 48 similarly sized, similarly resourced-need New Jersey schools statewide, it ranks #36, in the lower tier once campus size and economic need are matched.

Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (32%) and Asian (28%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 76/100).

North Brunswick Township School District also operates North Brunswick Township High School (1,876 students) and Linwood School (761 students) alongside North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center.

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 North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center compares

North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center 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 8.8:1 ▼ 25% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 28.9% ▼ 2% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 106 top 96% - -

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

8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
106
Bigger than 11% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
28.9%
free-lunch eligible - 2% 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
8.8:1
students per teacher - 25% below state mean
Top 12% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Funding equity
$24,978
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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

Hispanic or Latino 32.1%
Asian 28.3%
African American 20.8%
White 11.3%
Two or More 3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 1.9%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 32.1% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 75.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 75.9, North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for North Brunswick Township School District, which includes North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center.

$24,978
Per student
0%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+51%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 54.6%
State 38.6%
Federal 6.8%

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.

How North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
North Brunswick Township High School Larger Similar economic need Higher S:T ratio
Linwood School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
North Brunswick Twp. Middle School Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Arthur M. Judd Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio
Parsons Larger Similar economic need Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

North Brunswick Township School District · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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 North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center'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 North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center

How many students attend North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center?

North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center has 106 students enrolled. It is a public school in North Brunswick, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center?

The student-teacher ratio at North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center is 8.8:1, which is 25% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 44% 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 North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center?

28.9% of students at North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center?

The largest demographic group at North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center is Hispanic or Latino at 32.1% of enrollment, in North Brunswick, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 75.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center?

North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 2 factors: student-teacher ratio. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology). Limited indicators were available, so the index reflects partial data.

Is North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center a good school?

North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% 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 North Brunswick Township School District?

Besides North Brunswick Twp Early Childhood Center, North Brunswick Township School District also operates North Brunswick Township High School (1,876 students), Linwood School (761 students), and North Brunswick Twp. Middle School (754 students). See the North Brunswick Township School District district page for the complete list.

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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