Enrollment
620
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Prospect Park, NJ
Prospect Park School No. 1
Federal NCES profile for Prospect Park School No. 1, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341347004938
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 38
📋 Attendance 18
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Prospect Park School No. 1 earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data.
- 42
- Resource Index · Typical
- 51.2%
- free-lunch eligible
- 620
- students enrolled
School address
District: Prospect Park Public School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 341347004938 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Free-lunch eligible
51.2%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
+73% vs state
What stands out at Prospect Park School No. 1
Prospect Park School No. 1 is a higher-need, mid-sized combined-grade school in Prospect Park, New Jersey, enrolling 620 students.
Economic need runs somewhat above the state's typical profile, with 51.2% of students eligible for free meals.
Enrollment of 620 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.
Against 277 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks mid-pack at #166.
Its student body is led by Hispanic or Latino (74%) and African American (11%) (diversity index 43/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 310 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 32.9% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Discipline events run high: 125 in- and out-of-school suspensions were reported for 620 students in the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 113 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.
Prospect Park Public School District operates only this one school, so Prospect Park School No. 1 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 Prospect Park School No. 1 compares
Prospect Park School No. 1 on the metrics families compare, against New Jersey and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs New Jersey | New Jersey avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free-lunch eligible | 51.2% | ▲ 73% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 620 | top 27% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
620
Bigger than 74% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
51.2%
free-lunch eligible
- 73% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Engagement
32.9%
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
$20,971
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 310 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
59
in-school suspensions + 66 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 20.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 113 expulsions.
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 74.0%
African American 11.3%
Asian 7.6%
White 5.8%
Two or More 1.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 74.0% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 43.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 43.0, Prospect Park School No. 1 is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Gifted & talented Yes
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Prospect Park Public School District, which includes Prospect Park School No. 1.
$20,971
Per student
-16%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 17.1%
State 72.9%
Federal 9.9%
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
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Frequently asked questions about Prospect Park School No. 1
How many students attend Prospect Park School No. 1?
Prospect Park School No. 1 has 620 students enrolled. It is a public school in Prospect Park, NJ.
What percentage of students receive free lunch at Prospect Park School No. 1?
51.2% of students at Prospect Park School No. 1 are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Prospect Park School No. 1?
The largest demographic group at Prospect Park School No. 1 is Hispanic or Latino at 74.0% of enrollment, in Prospect Park, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Prospect Park School No. 1?
Prospect Park School No. 1 has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Prospect Park School No. 1 a good school?
Prospect Park School No. 1 earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index on federal resource data. 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 Prospect Park Public School District?
None reported; Prospect Park Public School District operates only Prospect Park School No. 1 as a public school district in NCES's records.
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