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Stoughton, Massachusetts - 8 schools
An equity score of 32/100 ranks Stoughton #239 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,616 per pupil, Stoughton ranks #271 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,620
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$19,616
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Stoughton operates 8 public schools serving 3,620 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 4 elementary, 2 combined, 1 high, 1 middle 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 Norfolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,616 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 55.0% local, 36.6% state, and 8.5% 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 32/100, ranked #239 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 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (15 AP courses district-wide), a 300.1:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 16.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 42.6% White, 30.8% African American, 13.1% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Richard L. Wilkins Elementary School, with a diversity index of 72.0/100.
Its largest campus is Stoughton High, enrolling 1,118 students (30% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Edwin a Jones Early Childhood Center, at 101 students, a 11x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Stoughton High accounts for 29.7% of all Stoughton student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Stoughton-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.
Stoughton school enrollment varies 11× across entities
Stoughton school enrollment ranges from 101 students (lowest) to 1,118 students (highest), a spread of 1,017 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.
Stoughton student-counselor ratio is 300:1 — 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 Stoughton is typically wider than the Stoughton-aggregate figure suggests.
Stoughton chronic absenteeism rate is 16.7% — 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 Stoughton is typically wider than the Stoughton-aggregate figure suggests.