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

Falmouth High

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

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250486000686
0/100100/10043/100
👥 S:T ratio
59
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
82
📋 Attendance
0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Falmouth High earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 78% of Massachusetts schools.

#2 of 4
public schools in Falmouth · Resource Index
43
Resource Index · Typical
10.2:1
small classes for Massachusetts
714
students enrolled

Falmouth High has class sizes smaller than 78% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Falmouth High ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Falmouth, MA.

School address

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

-39 students YoY

Falmouth High shrank from 766 students in 2022-23 to 727 in 2023-24 (-5.1%).

Teacher FTE lost 70.7 → 70.0 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-39 students YoY 250486000686 · Falmouth, MA High · MID · TRAD

714 enr · 10.2:1 · RII 43

Nearest enrollment peer: Lawrence (474 students)

Falmouth High shrank from 766 students in 2022-23 to 727 in 2023-24 (-5.1%). Teacher FTE lost 70.7 → 70.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Falmouth High in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Falmouth High reports 714 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 Falmouth High compares

Falmouth 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 10.2:1 ▼ 17% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 714 top 17% - -

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

10.2:1
Leaner classes than 88% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
714
Bigger than 81% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.2:1
students per teacher - 17% below state mean
Top 22% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 78% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
44.7%
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
$26,384
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
Counselors7.8 FTE
Per 92 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 75.8%
Hispanic or Latino 9.3%
Two or More 6.2%
African American 6.1%
Asian 1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.3%

Largest group: White at 75.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 40.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 40.9, Falmouth High is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 17

District finance for Falmouth reports $26,384 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Falmouth High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lawrence Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Morse Pond School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Mullen-Hall Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
East Falmouth Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
North Falmouth Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Falmouth · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high 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 Falmouth High

How many students attend Falmouth High?

Falmouth High has 714 students enrolled. It is a high school in Falmouth, MA. CCD year-over-year: 766 (2022-23) → 727 (2023-24), down 39.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Falmouth High?

The student-teacher ratio at Falmouth High is 10.2:1, which is 17% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 35% 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 Falmouth High?

The largest demographic group at Falmouth High is White at 75.8% of enrollment, in Falmouth, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Falmouth High?

Falmouth 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 Falmouth High rank among public schools in Falmouth?

By Resource Investment Index, Falmouth High ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Falmouth, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Falmouth?

Besides Falmouth High, Falmouth also operates Lawrence (474 students), Morse Pond School (472 students), and Mullen-Hall (364 students). See the Falmouth 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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