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Mattapoisett, Massachusetts - 2 schools
An equity score of 36/100 ranks Old Rochester #201 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,659 per pupil, Old Rochester ranks #188 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,051
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$21,659
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Old Rochester operates 2 public schools serving 1,051 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high, 1 middle 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 Plymouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,659 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 69.9% local, 24.7% state, and 5.5% 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 36/100, ranked #201 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 2 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 153.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 29.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 88.3% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Old Rochester Regional High, enrolling 643 students (61% of the district's total enrollment).
Old Rochester Regional High accounts for 61.2% of all Old Rochester student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Old Rochester a distant remainder — means Old Rochester-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.
Old Rochester student-counselor ratio is 153:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Old Rochester chronic absenteeism rate is 29.8% — 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 Old Rochester is typically wider than the Old Rochester-aggregate figure suggests.
Old Rochester has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,051 students.
How much does Old Rochester spend per student?
Old Rochester spends $21,659 per student. The district has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #201 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Old Rochester?
Old Rochester students are 88.3% White, 3.5% Hispanic or Latino, 2.0% African American, 1.1% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Old Rochester?
Old Rochester has an equity score of 36/100, ranking #201 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.