Enrollment
280
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Ogdensburg, NJ
Ogdensburg Borough School
Federal NCES profile for Ogdensburg Borough School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341215005390
👥 S:T ratio 58
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 44
📋 Attendance 39
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ogdensburg Borough School earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New Jersey median.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 10.4:1
- students per teacher
- 13.9%
- free-lunch eligible
- 280
- students enrolled
Ogdensburg Borough School has class sizes near the New Jersey median. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Ogdensburg Borough School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 341215005390 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
27.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.4:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-12% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
13.9%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-53% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ogdensburg Borough School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ogdensburg Borough School
Ogdensburg Borough School is a lower-poverty, mid-sized combined-grade school in Ogdensburg, New Jersey, enrolling 280 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.4:1 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.
Economic need runs somewhat below the state's typical profile, with 13.9% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 280 puts it in the smaller third of New Jersey schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Against 542 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #351.
Its student body is led by White (76%) and Hispanic or Latino (18%) (diversity index 38/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 280 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.3% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Ogdensburg Borough School District operates only this one school, so Ogdensburg Borough 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 Ogdensburg Borough School compares
Ogdensburg 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 | 10.4:1 | ▼ 12% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 13.9% | ▼ 53% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 280 | top 79% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
280
Bigger than 29% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
13.9%
free-lunch eligible
- 53% 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
10.4:1
students per teacher
- 12% below state mean
Top 34% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.3%
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
$23,271
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 280 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.1 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 76.4%
Hispanic or Latino 18.2%
African American 3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.7%
Asian 0.4%
Two or More 0.4%
Largest group: White at 76.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 38.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 38.2, Ogdensburg Borough 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 Ogdensburg Borough School District, which includes Ogdensburg Borough School.
$23,271
Per student
-7%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+40%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 40.3%
State 55.0%
Federal 4.6%
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 (~280 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.4:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Ogdensburg Borough School
How many students attend Ogdensburg Borough School?
Ogdensburg Borough School has 280 students enrolled. It is a public school in Ogdensburg, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ogdensburg Borough School?
The student-teacher ratio at Ogdensburg Borough School is 10.4:1, which is 12% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 34% 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 Ogdensburg Borough School?
13.9% of students at Ogdensburg Borough School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ogdensburg Borough School?
The largest demographic group at Ogdensburg Borough School is White at 76.4% of enrollment, in Ogdensburg, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ogdensburg Borough School?
Ogdensburg Borough School has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher 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 Ogdensburg Borough School a good school?
Ogdensburg Borough School earns 53/100 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 Ogdensburg Borough School District?
None reported; Ogdensburg Borough School District operates only Ogdensburg Borough School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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