NCES CCD 2024-25 5 schools MA

Best-Resourced Schools in Somerset, MA

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5 public K-12 schools in Somerset from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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Schools
2,516
Students
42.2/100
Avg Resource Index
11.9:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

One campus shapes the city average

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Somerset has more public-school enrollment than 21% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Somerset Berkley Regional High School enrolls 35.6% of Somerset's public-school students. That is enough concentration for one institution to pull the citywide enrollment, staffing, and Resource Index averages toward its own profile. The smaller campuses below should therefore be compared directly rather than inferred from the headline mean; their grade configurations and program footprints can be materially different even inside the same district.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Somerset's list includes 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high-school campus, plus 1 combined-grade record. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 17-point gap between Chace Street and South shows the range hidden by Somerset's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 79%
School count
Top 99%
Resource Index average
56th percentile
Teacher staffing
89th percentile

Somerset Berkley Regional High School accounts for 35.6% of all Somerset public-school enrollment

That dominant concentration means Somerset-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Somerset school enrollment varies 3.7× across entities

Somerset school enrollment ranges from 242 students (lowest) to 896 students (highest), a spread of 654 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Somerset student-teacher ratio is 11.9:1 — low (typically associated with smaller schools or per-school staffing investment that often correlates with stronger per-student supports)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

# School Score
1. Chace Street 49
2. Somerset Middle School 47
3. Somerset Berkley Regional High School 44
4. North Elementary 39
5. South 32

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Somerset

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 South 34.4/100
  2. 2 North Elementary 28.3/100
  3. 3 Chace Street 26.6/100
  4. 4 Somerset Berkley Regional High School 24.5/100
  5. 5 Somerset Middle School 22.1/100

What do families ask about schools in Somerset?

Which Somerset school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Chace Street has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Somerset schools in this federal-data comparison at 49/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Somerset, MA? ▼

Somerset has 5 public schools with a total enrollment of 2,516 students. Average student-teacher ratio: 11.9:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.