An equity score of 23/100 ranks Narragansett #320 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $16,525 per pupil, Narragansett ranks #386 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,485
Total Enrollment
3
Schools
$16,525
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Narragansett operates 3 public schools serving 1,485 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 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 Worcester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $16,525 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 41.1% local, 49.3% state, and 9.5% federal, a balanced mix across local, state, and federal sources, spreading budget risk across funding cycles rather than concentrating it in one. The district's equity score is 23/100, ranked #320 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 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 277.4:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 27.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 83.3% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 1.7% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Narragansett Middle, with a diversity index of 29.6/100.
Its largest campus is Templeton Elementary School, enrolling 581 students (40% of the district's total enrollment).
Templeton Elementary School accounts for 39.1% of all Narragansett student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Narragansett-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Narragansett student-counselor ratio is 277:1 — 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 Narragansett is typically wider than the Narragansett-aggregate figure suggests.
Narragansett chronic absenteeism rate is 27.2% — 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 Narragansett is typically wider than the Narragansett-aggregate figure suggests.