Douglas High School

Public high school, 9 to ungraded · Douglas, Massachusetts

Douglas High School in Douglas, Massachusetts enrolled 267 students in 2024-25 with 36.9 full-time teachers, 7.2 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-74% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

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

Enrollment fell 18% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

324 students in 2022-23, 303 students in 2023-24, 267 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 33.6 to 36.9.

Students enrolled at Douglas High School by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 303, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233242023-243032024-25267
Students enrolled at Douglas High School by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 303, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233242023-243032024-25267
Students enrolled at Douglas High School by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 303, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233242023-243032024-25267
Students enrolled at Douglas High School by school year2022-23: 324, 2023-24: 303, 2024-25: 26701002003004002022-233242023-243032024-25267
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332433.69.6
2023-2430336.28.4
2024-2526736.97.2

7.2 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 95 of every 100 Massachusetts high schools

Among the 373 Massachusetts high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Douglas High School 7.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDouglas High School 7.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Douglas High School 7.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDouglas High School 7.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Douglas High School 7.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDouglas High School 7.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Douglas High School 7.2; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDouglas High School 7.2state median 11.2U.S. 14.5

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).

11 AP courses and one counselor per 125 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Douglas High School enrolled 338 students and had 2.7 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 18 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses11
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)2.7, one per 125 of the 338 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions18
  • Chronically absent25.0% (2022-23)

Who attends

87.2% of students were White, 8.3% Hispanic, 1.9% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White87.2%
  2. Hispanic8.3%
  3. Two or more races1.9%
  4. Asian1.5%
  5. Black1.1%

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.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Douglas High School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Reading and language arts, 2021-2270‑74%44%43.7%
Math, 2022-2345‑49%35% (2021-22)42%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 85 students in Douglas High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate95% or more90‑94%89.2%
Students in the class858672,602

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

What to look at next about Douglas High School

  1. Northbridge HighThe nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 471 students, 10.8 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  2. Uxbridge HighThe next nearest public high school, 4.4 miles away: 590 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).4.4 mi
  3. Compare Douglas High School with Northbridge HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Douglas Public School District spends per student$19,336 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,336
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsDouglas High School is the number 313 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#313 of 378
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher7.2 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.7.2:1
  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 Douglas High School

  1. How many students attend Douglas High School?
    267 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 324 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Douglas, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Douglas High School?
    7.2 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for high schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Douglas High School a Title I school?
    Douglas High School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Douglas High School do on state tests?
    The students tested at Douglas High School scored proficient or above: 70-74% in reading in 2021-22 and 45-49% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at Douglas High School?
    95% or more of the 85 students in Douglas High School's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is Douglas High School in?
    Douglas Public School District, NCES district ID 2504230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250423000570 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
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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