An equity score of 24/100 ranks Natick #305 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,952 per pupil, Natick ranks #249 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,410
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$20,952
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Natick operates 8 public schools serving 5,410 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 1 high schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $20,952 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 75.8% local, 20.3% state, and 3.9% 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 24/100, ranked #305 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (25 AP courses district-wide), a 294.5:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 9.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 67.1% White, 12.5% Asian, 11.0% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Brown, with a diversity index of 63.8/100.
Its largest campus is Natick High, enrolling 1,761 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Johnson, at 136 students, a 13x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Enrollment across the district's NCES-reporting campuses held roughly steady from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (5,346 to 5,303 students, -0.8%), per the NCES Common Core of Data annual universe files.
Of the district's $123,643,000 in reported FY2023 expenditures, 57.1% went to instruction, 32.7% to support services, and 1% 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.
Natick High accounts for 32.4% of all Natick student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Natick-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Natick school enrollment varies 13× across entities
Natick school enrollment ranges from 136 students (lowest) to 1,761 students (highest), a spread of 1,625 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.
Natick student-counselor ratio is 295:1 — 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 Natick is typically wider than the Natick-aggregate figure suggests.
Natick chronic absenteeism rate is 9.8% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.