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

Joseph P Keefe Technical High School

Federal NCES profile for Joseph P Keefe Technical High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 251106002291
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
70
📋 Attendance
21
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Joseph P Keefe Technical High School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 75% of Massachusetts schools.

#5 of 16
public schools in Framingham · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
10.4:1
small classes for Massachusetts
896
students enrolled

Joseph P Keefe Technical High School has class sizes smaller than 75% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Joseph P Keefe Technical High School ranks #5 of 16 public schools in Framingham, MA.

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

+29 students YoY

Joseph P Keefe Technical High School held near 871 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+29 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 86.8 → 91.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+29 students YoY 251106002291 · Framingham, MA High · MID · TRAD

896 enr · 10.4:1 · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Oasis Charter High School (896 students)

Joseph P Keefe Technical High School held near 871 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+29 headcount). Teacher FTE added 86.8 → 91.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Joseph P Keefe Technical High School compares

Joseph P Keefe Technical 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 10.4:1 ▼ 15% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 896 top 10% - -

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

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
896
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 25% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 75% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
31.5%
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
$30,911
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
Counselors6.0 FTE
Per 149 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 44 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 45.6%
White 42.7%
African American 5.2%
Two or More 3.8%
Asian 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 45.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 60.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 60.5, Joseph P Keefe Technical High School is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 6

District finance for South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical reports $30,911 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Framingham

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

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 Joseph P Keefe Technical High School

How many students attend Joseph P Keefe Technical High School?

Joseph P Keefe Technical High School has 896 students enrolled. It is a high school in Framingham, MA. CCD year-over-year: 842 (2022-23) → 871 (2023-24), nearly flat (+29).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph P Keefe Technical High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Joseph P Keefe Technical High School is 10.4:1, which is 15% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 34% 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 Joseph P Keefe Technical High School?

The largest demographic group at Joseph P Keefe Technical High School is Hispanic or Latino at 45.6% of enrollment, in Framingham, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 60.5/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Joseph P Keefe Technical High School?

Joseph P Keefe Technical High School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (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 Joseph P Keefe Technical High School rank among public schools in Framingham?

By Resource Investment Index, Joseph P Keefe Technical High School ranks #5 of 16 public schools in Framingham, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Framingham on the city page.

What other schools are in South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical?

None reported; South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical operates only Joseph P Keefe Technical High School 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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