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

Grafton High School

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

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250537000786
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👥 S:T ratio
48
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
70
📋 Attendance
23
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Grafton High School earns 43/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

#1 of 4
public schools in Grafton · Resource Index
43
Resource Index · Typical
12.9:1
students per teacher
914
students enrolled

Grafton High School has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Grafton High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Grafton, MA.

School address

Grafton, MA 01519
District: Grafton · Massachusetts

NCES ID 250537000786 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+16 students YoY

Grafton High School held near 891 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+16 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 72.0 → 70.7 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+16 students YoY 250537000786 · Grafton, MA High · MID · TRAD

914 enr · 12.9:1 · RII 43

Nearest enrollment peer: Millbury Street Elementary School (585 students)

Grafton High School held near 891 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+16 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 72.0 → 70.7 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Grafton High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Grafton High School reports 914 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 Grafton High School compares

Grafton High School held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.9:1 ▲ 5% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 914 top 10% - -

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

12.9:1
Leaner classes than 68% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
914
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.9:1
students per teacher - 5% above state mean
Top 66% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 34% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
30.6%
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
$17,306
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 152 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 25 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 2.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 73.2%
Asian 11.0%
Hispanic or Latino 9.5%
Two or More 3.0%
African American 2.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 73.2% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.1, Grafton High School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 15

District finance for Grafton reports $17,306 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Grafton High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Millbury Street Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
North Street Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Grafton Middle Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
South Grafton Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
North Grafton Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Grafton · 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.

Similar enrollment (~914 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~12.9:1)

Frequently asked questions about Grafton High School

How many students attend Grafton High School?

Grafton High School has 914 students enrolled. It is a high school in Grafton, MA. CCD year-over-year: 875 (2022-23) → 891 (2023-24), nearly flat (+16).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Grafton High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Grafton High School is 12.9:1, which is 5% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 18% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Grafton High School?

The largest demographic group at Grafton High School is White at 73.2% of enrollment, in Grafton, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Grafton High School?

Grafton High School 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 Grafton High School rank among public schools in Grafton?

By Resource Investment Index, Grafton High School ranks #1 of 4 public schools in Grafton, 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 Grafton?

Besides Grafton High School, Grafton also operates Millbury Street Elementary School (585 students), North Street Elementary School (575 students), and Grafton Middle (478 students). See the Grafton district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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