High school (grades 9-12) · Upton, MA

Blackstone Valley

Federal NCES profile for Blackstone Valley, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250271000191
0/100100/10056/100
👥 S:T ratio
54
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
70
📋 Attendance
70
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Blackstone Valley earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. It is also one of the largest schools in Massachusetts.

#1 of 3
public schools in Upton · Resource Index
56
Resource Index · Higher
11.6:1
students per teacher
1,243
students enrolled

Blackstone Valley has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Blackstone Valley ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Upton, MA.

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

+20 students YoY

Blackstone Valley held near 1,250 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+20 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 107.0 → 107.9 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+20 students YoY 250271000191 · Upton, MA High · MID · TRAD

1,243 enr · 11.6:1 · RII 56

Nearest enrollment peer: Mascoutah High School (1,243 students)

Blackstone Valley held near 1,250 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+20 headcount). Teacher FTE added 107.0 → 107.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Blackstone Valley compares

Blackstone Valley 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 11.6:1 ▼ 6% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,243 top 5% - -

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

11.6:1
Leaner classes than 79% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,243
Bigger than 94% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.6:1
students per teacher - 6% below state mean
Top 45% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 55% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
12.2%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$24,084
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
Counselors8.3 FTE
Per 150 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 34 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 79.3%
Hispanic or Latino 13.3%
African American 2.8%
Two or More 2.6%
Asian 2.0%

Largest group: White at 79.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 35.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 35.2, Blackstone Valley is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 9

District finance for Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical reports $24,084 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Upton

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 Blackstone Valley

How many students attend Blackstone Valley?

Blackstone Valley has 1,243 students enrolled. It is a high school in Upton, MA. CCD year-over-year: 1,230 (2022-23) → 1,250 (2023-24), nearly flat (+20).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Blackstone Valley?

The student-teacher ratio at Blackstone Valley is 11.6:1, which is 6% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 26% 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 Blackstone Valley?

The largest demographic group at Blackstone Valley is White at 79.3% of enrollment, in Upton, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Blackstone Valley?

Blackstone Valley has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (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 Blackstone Valley rank among public schools in Upton?

By Resource Investment Index, Blackstone Valley ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Upton, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical?

None reported; Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical operates only Blackstone Valley 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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