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Douglas, Massachusetts - 4 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Douglas #216 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,764 per pupil, Douglas ranks #306 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,198
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$18,764
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Douglas operates 4 public schools serving 1,198 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 combined schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Worcester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,764 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 44.7% local, 50.0% state, and 5.2% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 35/100, ranked #216 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 236.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 25.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.2% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Douglas Middle School, with a diversity index of 25.4/100.
Its largest campus is Douglas Elementary School, enrolling 340 students (31% of the district's total enrollment).
Douglas Elementary School accounts for 28.4% of all Douglas student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Douglas-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Douglas student-counselor ratio is 236:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Douglas chronic absenteeism rate is 25.7% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Douglas is typically wider than the Douglas-aggregate figure suggests.
Douglas has 4 schools, including 1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 combined. Total enrollment is 1,198 students.
How much does Douglas spend per student?
Douglas spends $18,764 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #216 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Douglas?
Douglas students are 87.2% White, 8.0% Hispanic or Latino, 1.3% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 4 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Douglas?
Douglas has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #216 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.