Enrollment
130
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Layton, NJ
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School
Federal NCES profile for Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 68/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 341461005392
👥 S:T ratio 63
🌟 Gifted program 70
📋 Attendance 71
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% of New Jersey schools.
- 68
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.3:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 7.5%
- free-lunch eligible
- 130
- students enrolled
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School has class sizes smaller than 83% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 341461005392 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.3:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-21% vs state
Free-lunch eligible
7.5%
vs 29.6% New Jersey avg
-75% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School is a lower-poverty, small elementary school in Layton, New Jersey, enrolling 130 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.3:1 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 7.5% of students eligible for free meals.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 94% of New Jersey schools, with 130 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 93% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Against 74 statewide peers matched on enrollment and economic need, it ranks in the upper tier at #12.
Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 31/100).
11.5% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District operates only this one school, so Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 130 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 Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School compares
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated 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 | 9.3:1 | ▼ 21% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Free-lunch eligible | 7.5% | ▼ 75% | 29.6% | 51.7% |
| Enrollment | 130 | top 94% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.3:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
130
Bigger than 13% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Economic need
7.5%
free-lunch eligible
- 75% 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
9.3:1
students per teacher
- 21% below state mean
Top 17% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 83% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
11.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$24,093
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
White 82.3%
Hispanic or Latino 7.7%
Two or More 5.4%
African American 3.1%
Asian 1.5%
Largest group: White at 82.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 31.3/100
Simpson diversity index - at 31.3, Sandyston Walpack Consolidated 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 Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District, which includes Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School.
$24,093
Per student
-4%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+45%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 62.6%
State 22.5%
Federal 14.9%
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 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 (~130 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School
How many students attend Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School?
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School has 130 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Layton, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School?
The student-teacher ratio at Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School is 9.3:1, which is 21% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 41% 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 Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School?
7.5% of students at Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.
What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School?
The largest demographic group at Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School is White at 82.3% of enrollment, in Layton, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School?
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School has a Resource Investment Index of 68/100 (higher 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 Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School a good school?
Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School earns 68/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 83% 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 Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District?
None reported; Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District operates only Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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