Cold Spring

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to kindergarten · Belchertown, Massachusetts

Cold Spring in Belchertown, Massachusetts enrolled 188 students in 2024-25 with 13.3 full-time teachers, 14.1 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady

194 students in 2022-23, 189 students in 2023-24, 188 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 13.3 to 13.3.

Students enrolled at Cold Spring by school year2022-23: 194, 2023-24: 189, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231942023-241892024-25188
Students enrolled at Cold Spring by school year2022-23: 194, 2023-24: 189, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231942023-241892024-25188
Students enrolled at Cold Spring by school year2022-23: 194, 2023-24: 189, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231942023-241892024-25188
Students enrolled at Cold Spring by school year2022-23: 194, 2023-24: 189, 2024-25: 1880501001502002022-231942023-241892024-25188
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2319413.314.6
2023-2418913.314.2
2024-2518813.314.1

14.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 84 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Cold Spring 14.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCold Spring 14.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Cold Spring 14.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCold Spring 14.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Cold Spring 14.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCold Spring 14.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Cold Spring 14.1; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherCold Spring 14.1state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 205 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Cold Spring enrolled 205 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 1 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 205 of the 205 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions1
  • Chronically absent13.4% (2022-23)

Who attends

79.8% of students were White, 11.7% Hispanic, 3.2% Asian in 2024-25.

  1. White79.8%
  2. Hispanic11.7%
  3. Asian3.2%
  4. Black2.7%
  5. Two or more races2.7%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

Elementary schools in Belchertown

2 public elementary schools in Belchertown report 2024-25 enrollment; Cold Spring is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Swift River Elementary44512.8not reported
Cold Spring18814.1not reported

All public schools in Belchertown →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Cold Spring

  1. Swift River ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.9 miles away: 445 students, 12.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.9 mi
  2. East MeadowThe next nearest public elementary school, 4.9 miles away: 375 students, 11.8 per teacher (2024-25).4.9 mi
  3. Compare Cold Spring with Swift River ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Belchertown Public Schools spends per student$17,874 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$17,874
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsCold Spring is the number 933 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#933 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher14.1 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.14.1:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Cold Spring

  1. How many students attend Cold Spring?
    188 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 194 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Belchertown, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Cold Spring?
    14.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Cold Spring a Title I school?
    Cold Spring was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Cold Spring in?
    Belchertown Public Schools, NCES district ID 2502430. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250243000136 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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