Enrollment
148
New Jersey · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sea Girt, NJ
Sea Girt Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Sea Girt Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 67/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341473004098
👥 S:T ratio 76
🌟 Gifted program 70
🎓 Counselors 41
📋 Attendance 82
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sea Girt Elementary School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% of New Jersey schools.
- 67
- Resource Index · Higher
- 5.9:1
- small classes for New Jersey
- 148
- students enrolled
Sea Girt Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 98% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sea Girt Borough School District · New Jersey
NCES ID 341473004098 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
25.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
5.9:1
vs 11.8:1 New Jersey avg
-50% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sea Girt Elementary School compares with New Jersey and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sea Girt Elementary School
Sea Girt Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Sea Girt, New Jersey, enrolling 148 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 5.9:1, Sea Girt Elementary School is leaner than roughly 98% of New Jersey schools and 50% under the state's 11.8:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of New Jersey schools, with 148 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 2,501 New Jersey schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (80%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%) (diversity index 35/100).
Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 296 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.
Attendance holds up well here: only 7.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
The surrounding Sea Girt Borough School District spends $39,531 per pupil, 58% above the New Jersey average, a better-resourced district than most.
Sea Girt Borough School District operates only this one school, so Sea Girt Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 148 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 Sea Girt Elementary School compares
Sea Girt Elementary 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 | 5.9:1 | ▼ 50% | 11.8:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 148 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
5.9:1
Leaner classes than 98% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
148
Bigger than 14% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
5.9:1
students per teacher
- 50% below state mean
Top 2% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 98% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
7.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$39,531
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
Counselors0.5 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 79.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.8%
Two or More 4.1%
African American 3.4%
Largest group: White at 79.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 34.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 34.6, Sea Girt Elementary 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 Sea Girt Borough School District, which includes Sea Girt Elementary School.
$39,531
Per student
+58%
vs New Jersey
Avg $24,984
+138%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 80.3%
State 18.8%
Federal 0.9%
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.
Similar enrollment (~148 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~5.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Sea Girt Elementary School
How many students attend Sea Girt Elementary School?
Sea Girt Elementary School has 148 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sea Girt, NJ.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sea Girt Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Sea Girt Elementary School is 5.9:1, which is 50% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 62% 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 Sea Girt Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Sea Girt Elementary School is White at 79.7% of enrollment, in Sea Girt, NJ.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sea Girt Elementary School?
Sea Girt Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 67/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Sea Girt Elementary School a good school?
Sea Girt Elementary School earns 67/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 98% 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 Sea Girt Borough School District?
None reported; Sea Girt Borough School District operates only Sea Girt Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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