Other / mixed grade configuration · North Adams, MA

Drury High

Federal NCES profile for Drury High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 43/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250867001387
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
78
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Drury High earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Massachusetts schools.

#1 of 4
schools in North Adams · Resource Index
43
Resource Index · Typical
8.9:1
small classes for Massachusetts
438
students enrolled

Drury High has class sizes smaller than 90% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Drury High ranks #1 of 4 schools in North Adams, MA.

School address

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

-28 students YoY

Drury High shrank from 493 students in 2022-23 to 465 in 2023-24 (-5.7%).

Teacher FTE lost 49.9 → 46.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-28 students YoY 250867001387 · North Adams, MA Other · SMALL · TRAD

438 enr · 8.9:1 · RII 43

Nearest enrollment peer: Colegrove Park Elementary (369 students)

Drury High shrank from 493 students in 2022-23 to 465 in 2023-24 (-5.7%). Teacher FTE lost 49.9 → 46.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Drury High in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Drury High reports 438 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Drury High compares

Drury High is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.9:1 ▼ 28% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 438 top 46% - -

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

8.9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
438
Bigger than 53% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8.9:1
students per teacher - 28% below state mean
Top 10% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
68.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$24,161
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
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 110 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 82 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 18.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 77.3%
Two or More 9.4%
Hispanic or Latino 9.2%
African American 3.2%
Asian 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%

Largest group: White at 77.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.4, Drury High is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 13

District finance for North Adams reports $24,161 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Drury High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Colegrove Park Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Brayton Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Greylock Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Drury High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

North Adams · 3 sibling schools

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Similar other schools in North Adams

3 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

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 Drury High

How many students attend Drury High?

Drury High has 438 students enrolled. It is a public school in North Adams, MA. CCD year-over-year: 493 (2022-23) → 465 (2023-24), down 28.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Drury High?

The student-teacher ratio at Drury High is 8.9:1, which is 28% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 43% 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 Drury High?

The largest demographic group at Drury High is White at 77.3% of enrollment, in North Adams, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Drury High?

Drury High has a Resource Investment Index of 43/100 (typical 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 Drury High rank among schools in North Adams?

By Resource Investment Index, Drury High ranks #1 of 4 schools in North Adams, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all schools in North Adams on the city page.

What other schools are in North Adams?

Besides Drury High, North Adams also operates Colegrove Park Elementary (369 students), Brayton (342 students), and Greylock (252 students). See the North Adams district page for the complete list.

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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