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
0/100100/10068/100
👥 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.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+8 students YoY

Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School grew from 120 students in 2022-23 to 128 in 2023-24 (+6.7%).

Teacher FTE lost 14.8 → 13.1 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+8 students YoY 341461005392 · Layton, NJ Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

130 enr · 9.3:1 · 7.5% lunch · RII 68

Nearest enrollment peer: Cartwright Virtual Academy (130 students)

Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School grew from 120 students in 2022-23 to 128 in 2023-24 (+6.7%). Teacher FTE lost 14.8 → 13.1 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School compares

Sandyston Walpack Consolidated School is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs 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 methodology

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
$30,692
per pupil, district-wide - above New Jersey avg of $26,225
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.

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

District finance for Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District reports $30,692 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

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. CCD year-over-year: 120 (2022-23) → 128 (2023-24), up 8.

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, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

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.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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