Other / mixed grade configuration · Carlisle, MA

Carlisle School

Federal NCES profile for Carlisle School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250333000457
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
📋 Attendance
75
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Carlisle School earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Massachusetts schools.

55
Resource Index · Higher
10.2:1
small classes for Massachusetts
612
students enrolled

Carlisle School has class sizes smaller than 78% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

+7 students YoY

Carlisle School held near 608 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount).

Teacher FTE held 60.4 → 60.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+7 students YoY 250333000457 · Carlisle, MA Other · MID · TRAD

612 enr · 10.2:1 · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Warrior Elementary School (612 students)

Carlisle School held near 608 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+7 headcount). Teacher FTE held 60.4 → 60.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Carlisle School compares

Carlisle 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 10.2:1 ▼ 17% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 612 top 24% - -

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

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
612
Bigger than 74% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.2:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 22% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
10.1%
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
$25,434
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 71.6%
Asian 11.9%
Two or More 9.3%
Hispanic or Latino 6.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.5%
African American 0.3%

Largest group: White at 71.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 46.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 46.0, Carlisle School is about as mixed as the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Carlisle reports $25,434 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide other 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 Carlisle School

How many students attend Carlisle School?

Carlisle School has 612 students enrolled. It is a public school in Carlisle, MA. CCD year-over-year: 601 (2022-23) → 608 (2023-24), nearly flat (+7).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Carlisle School?

The student-teacher ratio at Carlisle School is 10.2:1, which is 17% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 35% 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 Carlisle School?

The largest demographic group at Carlisle School is White at 71.6% of enrollment, in Carlisle, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Carlisle School?

Carlisle School has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Carlisle?

None reported; Carlisle operates only Carlisle 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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