Elementary school (grades K-5) · Halifax, MA

Halifax Elementary

Federal NCES profile for Halifax Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 32/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 250561000815
0/100100/10032/100
👥 S:T ratio
44
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Halifax Elementary earns 32/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 79% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

32
Resource Index · Typical
14:1
large classes for Massachusetts
531
students enrolled

Halifax Elementary has class sizes larger than 79% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-12 students YoY

Halifax Elementary held near 549 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-12 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 38.6 → 39.6 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-12 students YoY 250561000815 · Halifax, MA Elementary · MID · TRAD

531 enr · 14:1 · RII 32

Nearest enrollment peer: Alta Vista Elementary School (531 students)

Halifax Elementary held near 549 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-12 headcount). Teacher FTE added 38.6 → 39.6 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Halifax Elementary compares

Halifax Elementary 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 14:1 ▲ 14% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 531 top 33% - -

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

14:1
Leaner classes than 57% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
531
Bigger than 65% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
14:1
students per teacher - 14% above state mean
Top 79% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 21% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
18.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$15,740
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 531 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 91.3%
Hispanic or Latino 4.7%
African American 1.9%
Two or More 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 91.3% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.3, Halifax Elementary is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Halifax reports $15,740 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary 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 Halifax Elementary

How many students attend Halifax Elementary?

Halifax Elementary has 531 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Halifax, MA. CCD year-over-year: 561 (2022-23) → 549 (2023-24), nearly flat (-12).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Halifax Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at Halifax Elementary is 14:1, which is 14% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 11% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Halifax Elementary?

The largest demographic group at Halifax Elementary is White at 91.3% of enrollment, in Halifax, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Halifax Elementary?

Halifax Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 32/100 (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).

What other schools are in Halifax?

None reported; Halifax operates only Halifax Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.

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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