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Greenfield, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 6/100 ranks Greater Commonwealth Virtual District #356 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $12,711 per pupil, Greater Commonwealth Virtual District ranks #394 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,155
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$12,711
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Greater Commonwealth Virtual District operates 1 public schools serving 1,155 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Franklin County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $12,711 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 40 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 76.1% local, 10.0% state, and 13.8% 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 6/100, ranked #356 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (14 AP courses district-wide), a 254.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 15.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 52.3% White, 25.2% Hispanic or Latino, 8.1% African American across the district's schools.
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School accounts for 100.0% of all Greater Commonwealth Virtual District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Greater Commonwealth Virtual District a distant remainder — means Greater Commonwealth Virtual District-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Greater Commonwealth Virtual District student-counselor ratio is 255:1 — 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 Greater Commonwealth Virtual District is typically wider than the Greater Commonwealth Virtual District-aggregate figure suggests.
Greater Commonwealth Virtual District chronic absenteeism rate is 15.9% — 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 Greater Commonwealth Virtual District is typically wider than the Greater Commonwealth Virtual District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Greater Commonwealth Virtual District's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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