Enrollment
177
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Eastham, MA
Eastham Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Eastham Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250453000607
👥 S:T ratio 61
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 61
📋 Attendance 37
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Eastham Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Massachusetts schools.
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.8:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 177
- students enrolled
Eastham Elementary has class sizes smaller than 82% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Eastham · Massachusetts
NCES ID 250453000607 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.8:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-20% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Eastham Elementary compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Eastham Elementary
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Eastham Elementary sits near the smaller end of the Massachusetts enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
Attendance is the dominant support signal
Eastham Elementary's 25.4% chronic-absence rate is more consequential than a generic staffing label: at least one quarter of students missed 10% or more of school days in the 2021-22 collection. That level can affect instruction, counseling demand, and continuity even when other reported resources look ordinary. The dataset records the scale of absence but not its causes, so it should prompt a current-year question rather than a conclusion about school management.
Eastham Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Eastham, Massachusetts, enrolling 177 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.8:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 177 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is led by White (70%) and African American (13%) (diversity index 49/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 197 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 25.4% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Eastham spends $31,828 per pupil, 34% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 26.9% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Eastham operates only this one school, so Eastham Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally.
Sourced from NCES CCD, CRDC, and F-33 (federal records, not a quality verdict). How we source and compute this.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data + CRDC + F-33 · 2024-25
How Eastham Elementary compares
Eastham Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.8:1 | ▼ 20% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 177 | top 88% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.8:1
Leaner classes than 90% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
177
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
9.8:1
students per teacher
- 20% below state mean
Top 18% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 82% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.4%
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
$31,828
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
Counselors0.9 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 69.5%
African American 13.0%
Two or More 9.6%
Hispanic or Latino 7.9%
Largest group: White at 69.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 48.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 48.5, Eastham Elementary is about as mixed as the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Eastham, which includes Eastham Elementary.
$31,828
Per student
+34%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $23,695
+80%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 1.1%
State 72.0%
Federal 26.9%
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Similar other schools statewide
Matched by enrollment size and by staffing ratio across all of Massachusetts, not just this city - a different peer set than the local comparisons above.
Similar enrollment (~177 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.8:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Eastham Elementary
How many students attend Eastham Elementary?
Eastham Elementary has 177 students enrolled. It is a public school in Eastham, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastham Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Eastham Elementary is 9.8:1, which is 20% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 38% 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 Eastham Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Eastham Elementary is White at 69.5% of enrollment, in Eastham, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Eastham Elementary?
Eastham Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (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).
What other schools are in Eastham?
None reported; Eastham operates only Eastham Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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