Enrollment
391
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Middle school (grades 6-8) · Hamilton, MA
Miles River Middle
Federal NCES profile for Miles River Middle, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.
2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 250567001276
👥 S:T ratio 60
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 22
📋 Attendance 79
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Miles River Middle earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% of Massachusetts schools.
- 48
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 391
- students enrolled
Miles River Middle has class sizes smaller than 80% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Hamilton-Wenham · Massachusetts
NCES ID 250567001276 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
39.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-19% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Miles River Middle compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Miles River Middle
Miles River Middle is a mid-sized middle school in Hamilton, Massachusetts, enrolling 391 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.
With 391 students, its enrollment sits close to the Massachusetts median campus size.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (84% of enrollment) (diversity index 29/100).
Counselor availability sits well past the ASCA benchmark, roughly 391 students sharing each counselor, though short of the most stretched campuses.
Attendance holds up well here: only 8.4% of students were chronically absent, below the typical post-pandemic national figure.
Hamilton-Wenham also operates Hamilton-Wenham Regional High (448 students) and Winthrop School (329 students) alongside Miles River Middle.
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 Miles River Middle compares
Miles River Middle on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10:1 | ▼ 19% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 391 | top 54% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
391
Bigger than 46% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher
- 19% below state mean
Top 20% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 80% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
8.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 5-10% range, close to the pre-pandemic national baseline.
Funding equity
$22,611
per pupil, district-wide
- above 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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 391 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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 84.1%
Hispanic or Latino 6.9%
Asian 4.6%
Two or More 3.3%
African American 1.0%
Largest group: White at 84.1% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 28.5/100
Simpson diversity index - at 28.5, Miles River Middle is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Hamilton-Wenham, which includes Miles River Middle.
$22,611
Per student
+1%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+36%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 74.4%
State 20.7%
Federal 4.8%
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.
How Miles River Middle Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-Wenham Regional High | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Winthrop School | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Bessie Buker Elementary | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Cutler School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Miles River Middle's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 448
- Students per teacher
- 10.9:1
- Resource Index
- 56/100
- Enrollment
- 329
- Students per teacher
- 12.7:1
- Resource Index
- 57/100
- Enrollment
- 255
- Students per teacher
- 14.2:1
- Resource Index
- 48/100
- Enrollment
- 246
- Students per teacher
- 11.7:1
- Resource Index
- 51/100
Similar middle 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 (~391 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10:1)
Next steps
Verify locally before acting on Miles River Middle's federal record.
- Compare Miles River Middle against another school. Compare schools
- Hamilton-Wenham's spending and staffing shape this school. District profile
- Confirm current enrollment and boundaries with the school. Choosing guide
Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.
Frequently asked questions about Miles River Middle
How many students attend Miles River Middle?
Miles River Middle has 391 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Hamilton, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Miles River Middle?
The student-teacher ratio at Miles River Middle is 10:1, which is 19% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 36% 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 Miles River Middle?
The largest demographic group at Miles River Middle is White at 84.1% of enrollment, in Hamilton, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Miles River Middle?
Miles River Middle has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Miles River Middle a good school?
Miles River Middle earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 80% 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 Hamilton-Wenham?
Besides Miles River Middle, Hamilton-Wenham also operates Hamilton-Wenham Regional High (448 students), Winthrop School (329 students), and Bessie Buker Elementary (255 students). See the Hamilton-Wenham district page for the complete list.
Related tools
Every figure on PlainSchools is rendered directly from the source NCES, CRDC and F-33 federal records, no number is typed in by an editor. Each school's figures reflect its most recent NCES/CRDC submission on file. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of June 2026.