An equity score of 58/100 ranks Middleton #21 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $23,157 per pupil, Middleton ranks #177 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Middleton operates 2 public schools serving 725 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 elementary 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 Essex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $23,157 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 11.8% local, 72.6% state, and 15.6% 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 58/100, ranked #21 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 314.6:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 20.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.4% White, 6.6% Hispanic or Latino, 3.6% Asian across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Howe-Manning, enrolling 461 students (63% of the district's total enrollment).
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses held roughly steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (721 to 722 students, +0.1%), per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $17,733,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 58.5% went to instruction, 33.5% to support services, and 1.2% to capital outlay, a fairly typical instruction/support/capital split for a public school district. Figures come from the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey's function-level breakdown, not the aggregate per-pupil figure above.
Howe-Manning accounts for 63.2% of all Middleton student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Middleton a distant remainder — means Middleton-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: elementary. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Because it contains a majority of the affected population, enrollment-weighted aggregates will sit closer to this entity's reported fields than to those of smaller peers; an unweighted entity count answers a different question.
Middleton student-counselor ratio is 315:1 — 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 Middleton is typically wider than the Middleton-aggregate figure suggests.
Middleton chronic absenteeism rate is 20.5% — 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 Middleton is typically wider than the Middleton-aggregate figure suggests.