Enrollment
588
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · South Deerfield, MA
Frontier Regional
Federal NCES profile for Frontier Regional, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250510000749
👥 S:T ratio 57
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 71
📋 Attendance 30
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Frontier Regional earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of Massachusetts schools.
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10.7:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 588
- students enrolled
Frontier Regional has class sizes smaller than 70% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Frontier · Massachusetts
NCES ID 250510000749 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
55.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.7:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-13% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Frontier Regional compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Frontier Regional
Frontier Regional is a mid-sized combined-grade school in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, enrolling 588 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.7:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.
Enrollment of 588 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 147 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 28.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Among South Deerfield's public schools, it stands alongside Deerfield Elementary (301 students): Frontier Regional is larger than that campus by headcount and runs heavier classes (10.7:1 vs 9.1:1).
Frontier operates only this one school, so Frontier Regional has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Frontier Regional compares
Frontier Regional on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.7:1 | ▼ 13% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 588 | top 27% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.7:1
Leaner classes than 85% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
588
Bigger than 72% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.7:1
students per teacher
- 13% below state mean
Top 30% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
28.2%
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
$20,979
per pupil, district-wide
- below 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
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 147 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.
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 83.5%
Hispanic or Latino 7.0%
Two or More 6.0%
Asian 1.7%
African American 1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: White at 83.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 29.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 29.4, Frontier Regional is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 14
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Frontier, which includes Frontier Regional.
$20,979
Per student
-7%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+26%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 64.2%
State 30.2%
Federal 5.6%
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 in South Deerfield
1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.
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 (~588 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Frontier Regional
How many students attend Frontier Regional?
Frontier Regional has 588 students enrolled. It is a public school in South Deerfield, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Frontier Regional?
The student-teacher ratio at Frontier Regional is 10.7:1, which is 13% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 32% 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 Frontier Regional?
The largest demographic group at Frontier Regional is White at 83.5% of enrollment, in South Deerfield, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Frontier Regional?
Frontier Regional has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Frontier Regional a good school?
Frontier Regional earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% 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 Frontier?
None reported; Frontier operates only Frontier Regional as a public school district in NCES's records.
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