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Fairhaven, Massachusetts - 4 schools
An equity score of 31/100 ranks Fairhaven #250 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,652 per pupil, Fairhaven ranks #348 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,844
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$17,652
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fairhaven operates 4 public schools serving 1,844 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Bristol County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,652 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 55.3% local, 34.6% state, and 10.2% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 31/100, ranked #250 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 (12 AP courses district-wide), a 256.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 27.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.5% White, 9.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is East Fairhaven, with a diversity index of 36.9/100.
Its largest campus is Fairhaven High, enrolling 568 students (33% of the district's total enrollment).
Fairhaven High accounts for 30.8% of all Fairhaven student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Fairhaven-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Fairhaven student-counselor ratio is 256:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Fairhaven is typically wider than the Fairhaven-aggregate figure suggests.
Fairhaven chronic absenteeism rate is 27.0% — 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 Fairhaven is typically wider than the Fairhaven-aggregate figure suggests.