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Bolton, Massachusetts - 6 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Nashoba #241 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,458 per pupil, Nashoba ranks #280 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,065
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$19,458
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Nashoba operates 6 public schools serving 3,065 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 combined, 2 middle, 1 high 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 $19,458 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 70.2% local, 23.3% state, and 6.5% 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 32/100, ranked #241 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 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (17 AP courses district-wide), a 255.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.1% White, 10.5% Hispanic or Latino, 4.2% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Mary Rowlandson Elementary, with a diversity index of 44.9/100.
Its largest campus is Nashoba Regional, enrolling 806 students (27% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Luther Burbank Middle School, at 245 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Nashoba Regional accounts for 26.3% of all Nashoba student enrollment
That concentration means Nashoba-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.
Nashoba school enrollment varies 3.3× across entities
Nashoba school enrollment ranges from 245 students (lowest) to 806 students (highest), a spread of 561 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Nashoba student-counselor ratio is 256:1 — 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 Nashoba is typically wider than the Nashoba-aggregate figure suggests.
Nashoba chronic absenteeism rate is 16.6% — 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 Nashoba is typically wider than the Nashoba-aggregate figure suggests.