High school (grades 9-12) · Mount Holly, NJ

Rancocas Valley Regional High School

Federal NCES profile for Rancocas Valley Regional High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 62/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 341362001230
0/100100/10062/100
👥 S:T ratio
46
📚 AP courses
85
🌟 Gifted program
70
🎓 Counselors
70
📋 Attendance
39
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Rancocas Valley Regional High School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 80% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the largest schools in New Jersey.

#1 of 4
public schools in Mount Holly · Resource Index
62
Resource Index · Higher
13.4:1
large classes for New Jersey
19.7%
free-lunch eligible

Rancocas Valley Regional High School has class sizes larger than 80% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Rancocas Valley Regional High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Mount Holly, NJ.

Enrollment

1,928

New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

144.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

13.4:1

vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg

+14% vs state

Free-lunch eligible

19.7%

vs 29.6% New Jersey avg

-33% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Rancocas Valley Regional High School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians

Slightly above state median
0:135:113.4:1

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

What stands out at Rancocas Valley Regional High School

Rancocas Valley Regional High School is a lower-poverty, large high school in Mount Holly, New Jersey, enrolling 1,928 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 13.4:1 puts it in the larger third of New Jersey schools by student-teacher ratio.

Its free-meal eligibility rate of 19.7% lands close to the New Jersey typical range, neither a high- nor low-need campus by this measure.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in New Jersey, bigger than 98% of state schools at 1,928 students.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.

Against 88 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #33.

Its student body is led by White (40%) and African American (28%), more mixed than most schools in the state (diversity index 72/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 17 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 148 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 24.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The surrounding Rancocas Valley Regional High School District spends $19,917 per pupil, 20% below the New Jersey average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Rancocas Valley Regional High School District operates only this one school, so Rancocas Valley Regional High School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 1,928 students, it is also among the largest single-school districts in New Jersey, well beyond the enrollment of a typical standalone charter.

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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School compares

Rancocas Valley Regional High 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 13.4:1 ▲ 14% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 19.7% ▼ 33% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 1,928 top 2% - -

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

13.4:1
Leaner classes than 63% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
1,928
Bigger than 98% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Economic need
19.7%
free-lunch eligible - 33% 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
13.4:1
students per teacher - 14% above state mean
Top 80% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 20% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
24.4%
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
$19,917
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
Counselors13.0 FTE
Per 148 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
103
in-school suspensions + 196 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 5.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.5 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 39.9%
African American 28.4%
Hispanic or Latino 18.9%
Two or More 8.1%
Asian 4.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 39.9% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 71.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 71.6, Rancocas Valley Regional High School is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

AP courses offered 17
Gifted & talented Yes

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rancocas Valley Regional High School District, which includes Rancocas Valley Regional High School.

$19,917
Per student
-20%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+20%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 44.9%
State 49.7%
Federal 5.4%

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 high 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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School'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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School

How many students attend Rancocas Valley Regional High School?

Rancocas Valley Regional High School has 1,928 students enrolled. It is a high school in Mount Holly, NJ.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Rancocas Valley Regional High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Rancocas Valley Regional High School is 13.4:1, which is 14% higher than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 15% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What percentage of students receive free lunch at Rancocas Valley Regional High School?

19.7% of students at Rancocas Valley Regional High School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Rancocas Valley Regional High School?

The largest demographic group at Rancocas Valley Regional High School is White at 39.9% of enrollment, in Mount Holly, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 71.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Rancocas Valley Regional High School?

Rancocas Valley Regional High School has a Resource Investment Index of 62/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Rancocas Valley Regional High School rank among public schools in Mount Holly?

By Resource Investment Index, Rancocas Valley Regional High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Mount Holly, NJ. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Mount Holly on the city page.

Is Rancocas Valley Regional High School a good school?

Rancocas Valley Regional High School earns 62/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 80% of New Jersey schools. It is also one of the largest 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 Rancocas Valley Regional High School District?

None reported; Rancocas Valley Regional High School District operates only Rancocas Valley Regional High School as a public school district in NCES's records.

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.

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