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Hopkinton, Massachusetts - 6 schools
An equity score of 12/100 ranks Hopkinton #352 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,564 per pupil, Hopkinton ranks #354 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,196
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$17,564
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hopkinton operates 6 public schools serving 4,196 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,564 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 73.6% local, 22.3% state, and 4.1% 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 12/100, ranked #352 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (22 AP courses district-wide), a 281.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.4% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 53.1% White, 32.2% Asian, 6.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hopkinton Pre-School, with a diversity index of 64.5/100.
Its largest campus is Hopkinton High, enrolling 1,267 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hopkinton Pre-School, at 89 students, a 14x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hopkinton High accounts for 30.0% of all Hopkinton student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hopkinton-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.
Hopkinton school enrollment varies 14× across entities
Hopkinton school enrollment ranges from 89 students (lowest) to 1,267 students (highest), a spread of 1,178 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hopkinton student-counselor ratio is 281:1 — 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 Hopkinton is typically wider than the Hopkinton-aggregate figure suggests.
Hopkinton chronic absenteeism rate is 16.4% — 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 Hopkinton is typically wider than the Hopkinton-aggregate figure suggests.