Enrollment
124
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Otis, MA
Farmington River Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Farmington River Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 251332100402
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 75
📋 Attendance 28
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Farmington River Elementary earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.9:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 124
- students enrolled
Farmington River Elementary has class sizes smaller than 90% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Farmington River Reg · Massachusetts
NCES ID 251332100402 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
14.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.9:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-28% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Farmington River Elementary compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Farmington River Elementary
Farmington River Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Otis, Massachusetts, enrolling 124 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.9:1, Farmington River Elementary is leaner than roughly 90% of Massachusetts schools and 28% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 93% of Massachusetts schools, with 124 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (92% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 15/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 124 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 29.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Farmington River Reg spends $38,216 per pupil, 70% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
Farmington River Reg operates only this one school, so Farmington River Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 124 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 Farmington River Elementary compares
Farmington River 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 | 8.9:1 | ▼ 28% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 124 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
124
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.9:1
students per teacher
- 28% below state mean
Top 10% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
29.0%
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
$38,216
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 124 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
3
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.4 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.8 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 91.9%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8%
Two or More 2.4%
Asian 0.8%
Largest group: White at 91.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 15.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 15.2, Farmington River Elementary is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Farmington River Reg, which includes Farmington River Elementary.
$38,216
Per student
+70%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+130%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.0%
State 20.6%
Federal 5.5%
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.
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 (~124 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Farmington River Elementary
How many students attend Farmington River Elementary?
Farmington River Elementary has 124 students enrolled. It is a public school in Otis, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Farmington River Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Farmington River Elementary is 8.9:1, which is 28% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 43% 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 Farmington River Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Farmington River Elementary is White at 91.9% of enrollment, in Otis, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Farmington River Elementary?
Farmington River Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (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 Farmington River Elementary a good school?
Farmington River Elementary earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Farmington River Reg?
None reported; Farmington River Reg operates only Farmington River Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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