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Kingston, Massachusetts - 2 schools
An equity score of 35/100 ranks Silver Lake #214 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,601 per pupil, Silver Lake ranks #191 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,574
Total Enrollment
2
Schools
$21,601
Per-Pupil Spending
High, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Silver Lake operates 2 public schools serving 1,574 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 $21,601 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 59.3% local, 34.2% 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 35/100, ranked #214 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 (15 AP courses district-wide), a 212.2:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 22.8% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 89.7% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Silver Lake Regional High, enrolling 1,034 students (66% of the district's total enrollment).
Silver Lake Regional High accounts for 65.5% of all Silver Lake student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Silver Lake a distant remainder — means Silver Lake-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.
Silver Lake student-counselor ratio is 212:1 — 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.
Silver Lake chronic absenteeism rate is 22.8% — 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 Silver Lake is typically wider than the Silver Lake-aggregate figure suggests.
Silver Lake has 2 schools, including 1 high, 1 middle. Total enrollment is 1,574 students.
How much does Silver Lake spend per student?
Silver Lake spends $21,601 per student. The district has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #214 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Silver Lake?
Silver Lake students are 89.7% White, 5.4% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% African American, 0.7% Asian, averaged across 2 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Silver Lake?
Silver Lake has an equity score of 35/100, ranking #214 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.