Enrollment
134
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Frelinghuysen, NJ
Ridge and Valley Charter School
Federal NCES profile for Ridge and Valley Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 340008200569Charter school
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 44
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Ridge and Valley Charter School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools.
- 48
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7.4:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 134
- students enrolled
Ridge and Valley Charter School has class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Ridge and Valley Charter School · New Jersey
NCES ID 340008200569 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.4:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-37% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Ridge and Valley Charter School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Ridge and Valley Charter School
Ridge and Valley Charter School is a small charter elementary school in Frelinghuysen, New Jersey, enrolling 134 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.4:1, Ridge and Valley Charter School is leaner than roughly 95% of New Jersey schools and 37% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of New Jersey schools, with 134 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 2,501 scored New Jersey schools.
Its student body is led by White (73%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%) (diversity index 44/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.4% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Ridge and Valley Charter School is a single-school charter district, so Ridge and Valley Charter School operates independently rather than alongside district-mates. At 134 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of New Jersey's single-school districts.
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 Ridge and Valley Charter School compares
Ridge and Valley Charter 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 | 7.4:1 | ▼ 37% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 134 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
134
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
7.4:1
students per teacher
- 37% below state mean
Top 5% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.4%
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
$25,246
per pupil, district-wide
- above 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 + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 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 73.1%
Hispanic or Latino 13.4%
Two or More 10.4%
African American 1.5%
Asian 1.5%
Largest group: White at 73.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 43.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 43.6, Ridge and Valley Charter School is less mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Ridge and Valley Charter School, which includes Ridge and Valley Charter School.
$25,246
Per student
+1%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+52%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 78.9%
State 19.1%
Federal 2.0%
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 elementary 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 (~134 students)
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Frequently asked questions about Ridge and Valley Charter School
How many students attend Ridge and Valley Charter School?
Ridge and Valley Charter School has 134 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Frelinghuysen, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Ridge and Valley Charter School?
The student-teacher ratio at Ridge and Valley Charter School is 7.4:1, which is 37% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 53% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Ridge and Valley Charter School?
The largest demographic group at Ridge and Valley Charter School is White at 73.1% of enrollment, in Frelinghuysen, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Ridge and Valley Charter School?
Ridge and Valley Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Ridge and Valley Charter School a good school?
Ridge and Valley Charter School earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of New Jersey schools. 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 Ridge and Valley Charter School?
None; Ridge and Valley Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Ridge and Valley Charter School is its only campus.
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