High school (grades 9-12) · Marlborough, MA

Assabet Valley Vocational High School

Federal NCES profile for Assabet Valley Vocational High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250211002257
0/100100/10049/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
77
📋 Attendance
32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Assabet Valley Vocational High School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 76% of Massachusetts schools.

#2 of 9
public schools in Marlborough · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
10.3:1
small classes for Massachusetts
1,144
students enrolled

Assabet Valley Vocational High School has class sizes smaller than 76% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Assabet Valley Vocational High School ranks #2 of 9 public schools in Marlborough, MA.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+2 students YoY

Assabet Valley Vocational High School held near 1,130 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 111.2 → 113.8 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

+2 students YoY 250211002257 · Marlborough, MA High · MID · TRAD

1,144 enr · 10.3:1 · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Lewis-Palmer High School (1,144 students)

Assabet Valley Vocational High School held near 1,130 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+2 headcount). Teacher FTE added 111.2 → 113.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Assabet Valley Vocational High School compares

Assabet Valley Vocational High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.3:1 ▼ 16% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,144 top 6% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.3:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,144
Bigger than 93% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.3:1
students per teacher - 16% below state mean
Top 24% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 76% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.3%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$26,465
per pupil, district-wide - above Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors10.0 FTE
Per 114 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 74 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 57.4%
Hispanic or Latino 34.5%
Two or More 4.0%
African American 3.1%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: White at 57.4% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 54.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 54.9, Assabet Valley Vocational High School is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 9

District finance for Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical reports $26,465 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Marlborough

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Nationwide high schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Assabet Valley Vocational High School

How many students attend Assabet Valley Vocational High School?

Assabet Valley Vocational High School has 1,144 students enrolled. It is a high school in Marlborough, MA. CCD year-over-year: 1,128 (2022-23) → 1,130 (2023-24), nearly flat (+2).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Assabet Valley Vocational High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Assabet Valley Vocational High School is 10.3:1, which is 16% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Assabet Valley Vocational High School?

The largest demographic group at Assabet Valley Vocational High School is White at 57.4% of enrollment, in Marlborough, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.9/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Assabet Valley Vocational High School?

Assabet Valley Vocational High School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Assabet Valley Vocational High School rank among public schools in Marlborough?

By Resource Investment Index, Assabet Valley Vocational High School ranks #2 of 9 public schools in Marlborough, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Marlborough on the city page.

What other schools are in Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical?

None reported; Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical operates only Assabet Valley Vocational High School as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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