Enrollment
197
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Brewster, MA
Eddy Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Eddy Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 53/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250297000841
👥 S:T ratio 61
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 80
📋 Attendance 40
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Eddy Elementary earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Massachusetts schools.
- 53
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.8:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 197
- students enrolled
Eddy Elementary has class sizes smaller than 82% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Brewster · Massachusetts
NCES ID 250297000841 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
20.0
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 Eddy Elementary compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Eddy Elementary
Eddy Elementary is a small elementary school in Brewster, Massachusetts, enrolling 197 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 197 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is led by White (72%) and Hispanic or Latino (12%) (diversity index 46/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 99 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Brewster spends $27,518 per pupil, 23% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 22.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Its district, Brewster, also runs Stony Brook Elementary (242 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 Eddy Elementary compares
Eddy 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 | 197 | top 87% | - | - |
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.
197
Bigger than 19% 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
23.9%
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
$27,518
per pupil, district-wide
- above Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 99 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 1 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.5 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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 71.6%
Hispanic or Latino 12.2%
Two or More 9.1%
African American 5.1%
Asian 2.0%
Largest group: White at 71.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 46.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 46.1, Eddy Elementary is about as mixed as the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Brewster, which includes Eddy Elementary.
$27,518
Per student
+23%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+66%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 1.6%
State 75.9%
Federal 22.5%
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 Eddy Elementary Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Brook Elementary | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Eddy Elementary's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 242
- Students per teacher
- 9.7:1
- Resource Index
- 38/100
Similar elementary 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 (~197 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Eddy Elementary
How many students attend Eddy Elementary?
Eddy Elementary has 197 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Brewster, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eddy Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Eddy 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 Eddy Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Eddy Elementary is White at 71.6% of enrollment, in Brewster, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Eddy Elementary?
Eddy Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 53/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Eddy Elementary a good school?
Eddy Elementary earns 53/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 82% of Massachusetts schools. 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 Brewster?
Besides Eddy Elementary, Brewster also operates Stony Brook Elementary (242 students). See the Brewster district page for the complete list.
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