Other / mixed grade configuration · Neptune City, NJ

Woodrow Wilson

Federal NCES profile for Woodrow Wilson, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 341113004028
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Woodrow Wilson earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 86% of New Jersey schools.

44
Resource Index · Typical
9.1:1
small classes for New Jersey
46.0%
free-lunch eligible
264
students enrolled

Woodrow Wilson has class sizes smaller than 86% of New Jersey schools. Computed live against every New Jersey school reporting to NCES.

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

+17 students YoY

Woodrow Wilson grew from 252 students in 2022-23 to 269 in 2023-24 (+6.7%).

Teacher FTE added 29.0 → 32.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+17 students YoY 341113004028 · Neptune City, NJ Other · SMALL · TRAD

264 enr · 9.1:1 · 46.0% lunch · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: Lake Otis Elementary (264 students)

Woodrow Wilson grew from 252 students in 2022-23 to 269 in 2023-24 (+6.7%). Teacher FTE added 29.0 → 32.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New Jersey schools → · Find another →

How Woodrow Wilson compares

Woodrow Wilson 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 9.1:1 ▼ 23% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Free-lunch eligible 46.0% ▲ 55% 29.6% 51.7%
Enrollment 264 top 81% - -

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

9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
264
Bigger than 27% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Economic need
46.0%
free-lunch eligible - 55% above the New Jersey average of 29.6%
Above the 40% Title I schoolwide threshold; federal funds support the whole school, not individual students.
Staffing depth
9.1:1
students per teacher - 23% below state mean
Top 14% in New Jersey - lower ratio than 86% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
24.2%
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
$30,915
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
2
in-school suspensions + 16 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 39.8%
African American 29.9%
White 22.3%
Two or More 5.7%
Asian 2.3%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 39.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 69.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 69.9, Woodrow Wilson is more mixed than the New Jersey school average of 51.2.

Programs

District finance for Neptune City School District reports $30,915 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other 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 Woodrow Wilson

How many students attend Woodrow Wilson?

Woodrow Wilson has 264 students enrolled. It is a public school in Neptune City, NJ. CCD year-over-year: 252 (2022-23) → 269 (2023-24), up 17.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson?

The student-teacher ratio at Woodrow Wilson is 9.1:1, which is 23% lower than the New Jersey average of 11.8:1 and 42% 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 Woodrow Wilson?

46.0% of students at Woodrow Wilson are eligible for free lunch, compared to the New Jersey average of 29.6%.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Woodrow Wilson?

The largest demographic group at Woodrow Wilson is Hispanic or Latino at 39.8% of enrollment, in Neptune City, NJ. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 69.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Woodrow Wilson?

Woodrow Wilson has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical 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 Neptune City School District?

None reported; Neptune City School District operates only Woodrow Wilson 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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