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Charlton, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 54/100 ranks Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District #44 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,581 per pupil, Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District ranks #192 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,185
Total Enrollment
1
Schools
$21,581
Per-Pupil Spending
High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District operates 1 public schools serving 1,185 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 Worcester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,581 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 43.5% local, 51.2% state, and 5.3% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 54/100, ranked #44 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 (4 AP courses district-wide), a 594:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 22.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 76.6% White, 18.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American across the district's schools.
Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School accounts for 100.0% of all Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District a distant remainder — means Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District-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.
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District student-counselor ratio is 594:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District chronic absenteeism rate is 22.9% — 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 Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District is typically wider than the Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District'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 Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District?
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 1,185 students.
How much does Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District spend per student?
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District spends $21,581 per student. The district has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #44 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District?
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District students are 76.6% White, 18.3% Hispanic or Latino, 2.2% African American, 1.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District?
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational District has an equity score of 54/100, ranking #44 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.