Enrollment
38
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Savoy, MA
Emma L Miller Elementary School
Federal NCES profile for Emma L Miller Elementary School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 251053001688
👥 S:T ratio 81
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 62
📋 Attendance 1
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Emma L Miller Elementary School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 4.8:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 38
- students enrolled
Emma L Miller Elementary School has class sizes smaller than 99% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
4.8:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-61% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Emma L Miller Elementary School compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Emma L Miller Elementary School
Emma L Miller Elementary School is a small combined-grade school in Savoy, Massachusetts, enrolling 38 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 4.8:1, Emma L Miller Elementary School is leaner than roughly 99% of Massachusetts schools and 61% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 98% of Massachusetts schools, with 38 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (90% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 19/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 190 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 39.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its district draws 17.4% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Savoy operates only this one school, so Emma L Miller Elementary School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 38 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Massachusetts's single-school districts.
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 Emma L Miller Elementary School compares
Emma L Miller Elementary School on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 4.8:1 | ▼ 61% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 38 | top 98% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
4.8:1
Leaner classes than 99% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
38
Bigger than 4% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
4.8:1
students per teacher
- 61% below state mean
Top 1% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 99% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
39.5%
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
$26,157
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
Counselors0.2 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.
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 89.5%
Hispanic or Latino 7.9%
African American 2.6%
Largest group: White at 89.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 19.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 19.2, Emma L Miller Elementary School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Savoy, which includes Emma L Miller Elementary School.
$26,157
Per student
+16%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+58%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 28.2%
State 54.5%
Federal 17.4%
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.
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 (~38 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Emma L Miller Elementary School
How many students attend Emma L Miller Elementary School?
Emma L Miller Elementary School has 38 students enrolled. It is a public school in Savoy, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Emma L Miller Elementary School?
The student-teacher ratio at Emma L Miller Elementary School is 4.8:1, which is 61% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 69% 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 Emma L Miller Elementary School?
The largest demographic group at Emma L Miller Elementary School is White at 89.5% of enrollment, in Savoy, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Emma L Miller Elementary School?
Emma L Miller Elementary School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical 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 Emma L Miller Elementary School a good school?
Emma L Miller Elementary School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 99% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts. 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 Savoy?
None reported; Savoy operates only Emma L Miller Elementary School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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