High school (grades 9-12) · Easthampton, MA

Easthampton High

Federal NCES profile for Easthampton High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250459000612
0/100100/10047/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
📚 AP courses
30
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Easthampton High earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

#2 of 3
public schools in Easthampton · Resource Index
47
Resource Index · Typical
11.1:1
students per teacher
377
students enrolled

Easthampton High has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Easthampton High ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Easthampton, MA.

School address

Enrollment

377

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

34.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11.1:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-10% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Easthampton High compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

At or below state median
0:135:111.1:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Easthampton High

Easthampton High is a mid-sized high school in Easthampton, Massachusetts, enrolling 377 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11.1:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

With 377 students, its enrollment sits close to the Massachusetts median campus size.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by White (74%) and Hispanic or Latino (16%) (diversity index 43/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 6 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 126 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 22.8% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.

The federal civil-rights collection also records 5 expulsions at this campus for 2021-22.

Its district, Easthampton, also runs Mountain View School (991 students).

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 Easthampton High compares

Easthampton High on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.1:1 ▼ 10% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 377 top 56% - -

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

11.1:1
Leaner classes than 82% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
377
Bigger than 44% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
11.1:1
students per teacher - 10% below state mean
Top 36% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 64% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
22.8%
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
$18,506
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 126 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 23 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 7.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 5 expulsions.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 73.7%
Hispanic or Latino 16.4%
Two or More 4.3%
Asian 4.0%
African American 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 73.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 42.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 42.6, Easthampton High is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 6

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Easthampton, which includes Easthampton High.

$18,506
Per student
-18%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+12%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 39.3%
State 53.7%
Federal 7.0%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Easthampton High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Mountain View School Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Easthampton · 1 sibling school

View district profile

Similar high 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.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Easthampton High

How many students attend Easthampton High?

Easthampton High has 377 students enrolled. It is a high school in Easthampton, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Easthampton High?

The student-teacher ratio at Easthampton High is 11.1:1, which is 10% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 29% 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 Easthampton High?

The largest demographic group at Easthampton High is White at 73.7% of enrollment, in Easthampton, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Easthampton High?

Easthampton High has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Easthampton High rank among public schools in Easthampton?

By Resource Investment Index, Easthampton High ranks #2 of 3 public schools in Easthampton, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Easthampton on the city page.

Is Easthampton High a good school?

Easthampton High earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Easthampton?

Besides Easthampton High, Easthampton also operates Mountain View School (991 students). See the Easthampton 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 2021-22) · 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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