Other / mixed grade configuration · Lee, MA

Lee Middle/High School

Federal NCES profile for Lee Middle/High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250669000970
0/100100/10052/100
👥 S:T ratio
64
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
81
📋 Attendance
35
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Lee Middle/High School earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools.

52
Resource Index · Higher
9.1:1
small classes for Massachusetts
328
students enrolled

Lee Middle/High School has class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

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

-17 students YoY

Lee Middle/High School shrank from 325 students in 2022-23 to 308 in 2023-24 (-5.2%).

Teacher FTE held 36.2 → 36.2 across the same CCD years.

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

Shrinking CCD campus

-17 students YoY 250669000970 · Lee, MA Other · SMALL · TRAD

328 enr · 9.1:1 · RII 52

Nearest enrollment peer: Lee Elementary (331 students)

Lee Middle/High School shrank from 325 students in 2022-23 to 308 in 2023-24 (-5.2%). Teacher FTE held 36.2 → 36.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Lee Middle/High School compares

Lee Middle/High School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 9.1:1 ▼ 26% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 328 top 65% - -

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

9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
328
Bigger than 36% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
9.1:1
students per teacher - 26% below state mean
Top 12% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
26.2%
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
$23,982
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
Counselors3.5 FTE
Per 94 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
25
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 7.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 11.3 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 81.7%
Hispanic or Latino 12.5%
Asian 2.1%
Two or More 2.1%
African American 1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%

Largest group: White at 81.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 31.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 31.6, Lee Middle/High School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 12

District finance for Lee reports $23,982 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Lee Middle/High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Lee Elementary Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Lee · 1 sibling school

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Similar other schools in Lee

1 comparable other schools (grades Mixed) serving the same city.

Nationwide other 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 Lee Middle/High School

How many students attend Lee Middle/High School?

Lee Middle/High School has 328 students enrolled. It is a public school in Lee, MA. CCD year-over-year: 325 (2022-23) → 308 (2023-24), down 17.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Lee Middle/High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Lee Middle/High School is 9.1:1, which is 26% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 42% 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 Lee Middle/High School?

The largest demographic group at Lee Middle/High School is White at 81.7% of enrollment, in Lee, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Lee Middle/High School?

Lee Middle/High School has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (higher 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 Lee?

Besides Lee Middle/High School, Lee also operates Lee Elementary (331 students). See the Lee district page for the complete list.

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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