Drury High

Public high school, 7 to ungraded · North Adams, Massachusetts

Drury High in North Adams, Massachusetts enrolled 438 students in 2024-25 with 44.4 full-time teachers, 9.9 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, 26% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 13% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 70-74% (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 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

493 students in 2022-23, 465 students in 2023-24, 438 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 49.9 to 44.4.

Students enrolled at Drury High by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234932023-244652024-25438
Students enrolled at Drury High by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234932023-244652024-25438
Students enrolled at Drury High by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234932023-244652024-25438
Students enrolled at Drury High by school year2022-23: 493, 2023-24: 465, 2024-25: 43802004006002022-234932023-244652024-25438
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2349349.99.9
2023-2446546.010.1
2024-2543844.49.9

9.9 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 75 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; Drury High 9.9; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDrury High 9.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Drury High 9.9; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDrury High 9.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Drury High 9.9; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDrury High 9.9state median 11.2U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, Massachusetts high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 66.5; Drury High 9.9; state median 11.2.1 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherDrury High 9.9state 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).

13 AP courses and one counselor per 128 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Drury High enrolled 511 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 82 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement courses13
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 128 of the 511 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions82
  • Chronically absent43.6% (2022-23)

Who attends

77.3% of students were White, 9.4% of two or more races, 9.2% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White77.3%
  2. Two or more races9.4%
  3. Hispanic9.2%
  4. Black3.2%
  5. Asian0.5%
  6. American Indian0.5%

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 Drury High scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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, 2021-2226%23%43.7%
Math, 2022-2313%22% (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

70-74% of the 84 students in Drury High'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 rate70‑74%70‑74%89.2%
Students in the class848472,602

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.

High schools in North Adams

2 public high schools in North Adams report 2024-25 enrollment; Drury High is number 2 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Charles McCann Vocational Technical51410.6not reported
Drury High4389.9not reported

All public schools in North Adams →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Drury High

  1. Charles McCann Vocational TechnicalThe nearest public high school, 0.4 miles away: 514 students, 10.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
  2. Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public SchoolThe next nearest public high school, 3.7 miles away: 364 students, 9.4 per teacher (2024-25).3.7 mi
  3. Compare Drury High with Charles McCann Vocational TechnicalStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much North Adams Public Schools spends per student$24,161 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$24,161
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsDrury High is the number 264 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#264 of 378
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher9.9 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.9.9:1
  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 Drury High

  1. How many students attend Drury High?
    438 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 493 in 2022-23. It is a high school in North Adams, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Drury High?
    9.9 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 Drury High a Title I school?
    Drury High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. How do students at Drury High do on state tests?
    The students tested at Drury High scored proficient or above: 26% in reading in 2021-22 and 13% 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 Drury High?
    70-74% of the 84 students in Drury High'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 Drury High in?
    North Adams Public Schools, NCES district ID 2508670. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250867001387 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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