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Wakefield, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 55/100 ranks Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical #36 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,661 per pupil, Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical ranks #95 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,292
Total Enrollment
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$24,661
Per-Pupil Spending
High
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical operates 1 public schools serving 1,292 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 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 Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,661 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 46.2% local, 45.7% state, and 8.0% 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 55/100, ranked #36 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (9 AP courses district-wide), a 172.6:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 23.0% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 48.5% Hispanic or Latino, 42.1% White, 5.2% African American across the district's schools.
Northeast Metro Regional Vocational accounts for 100.0% of all Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical a distant remainder — means Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical-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.
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical student-counselor ratio is 173:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical chronic absenteeism rate is 23.0% — 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 Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical is typically wider than the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical?
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,292 students.
How much does Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical spend per student?
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical spends $24,661 per student. The district has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #36 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical?
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical students are 48.5% Hispanic or Latino, 42.1% White, 5.2% African American, 1.3% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical?
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical has an equity score of 55/100, ranking #36 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.