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Fall River, Massachusetts - 17 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Fall River #184 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,266 per pupil, Fall River ranks #239 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
10,521
Total Enrollment
17
Schools
$20,266
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Fall River operates 17 public schools serving 10,521 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 10 combined, 3 middle, 3 elementary, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $20,266 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 10.7% local, 76.1% state, and 13.1% 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 37/100, ranked #184 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 17 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 196:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 44.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 41.7% White, 33.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Resiliency Preparatory Academy, with a diversity index of 72.7/100.
Its largest campus is B M C Durfee High, enrolling 2,642 students (25% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Stone Pk-12 School, at 56 students, a 47x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
B M C Durfee High accounts for 24.6% of all Fall River student enrollment
That concentration means Fall River-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.
Fall River school enrollment varies 47× across entities
Fall River school enrollment ranges from 56 students (lowest) to 2,642 students (highest), a spread of 2,586 students. That ratio is among the widest observed and reflects extreme enrollment heterogeneity, the district operates both small specialty programs and large comprehensive campuses inside a single budgeting unit. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Fall River student-counselor ratio is 196:1 — 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.
Fall River chronic absenteeism rate is 44.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Fall River has 17 schools, including 1 high, 10 combined, 3 middle, 3 elementary. Total enrollment is 10,521 students.
How much does Fall River spend per student?
Fall River spends $20,266 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #184 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Fall River?
Fall River students are 41.7% White, 33.0% Hispanic or Latino, 14.1% African American, 2.4% Asian, averaged across 17 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Fall River?
Fall River has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #184 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.