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C+

Alpha Borough School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Alpha.

Alpha’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of New Jersey school districts

Students
215
Schools
1
Spent per student
$26,853
NJ $28,441
Students per teacher
10:1
Free or reduced lunch
35%
The gist

What stands out about Alpha Borough School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of New Jersey districts
  • Spends 6% less per student than the NJ average
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% of the 651 New Jersey school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Alpha 2,362

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Alpha. Grade by grade →

PK–8Alpha Borough SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. NJ

2021–22
Math proficiency30–34%
State average 35.5% · 133 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 48.6% · 133 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$26,853 per student · 6% below NJ
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 39%Other 2%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 55%State 42%Federal 3%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
184’20
190’21
169’22
198’23
215’24

Up 16.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 72%Hispanic 18%Black 7%Asian 1%Two or more races 1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with New Jersey’s other public schools.

Alpha Borough School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Alpha
C
215 students10:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within New Jersey.