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

Minuteman Regional High

Federal NCES profile for Minuteman Regional High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 55/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250798501264
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
66
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
67
📋 Attendance
59
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Minuteman Regional High earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Massachusetts schools.

#2 of 11
public schools in Lexington · Resource Index
55
Resource Index · Higher
8.6:1
small classes for Massachusetts
669
students enrolled

Minuteman Regional High has class sizes smaller than 92% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Minuteman Regional High ranks #2 of 11 public schools in Lexington, MA.

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

-8 students YoY

Minuteman Regional High held near 683 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 78.3 → 82.4 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-8 students YoY 250798501264 · Lexington, MA High · MID · TRAD

669 enr · 8.6:1 · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Richland County High School (669 students)

Minuteman Regional High held near 683 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-8 headcount). Teacher FTE added 78.3 → 82.4 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Minuteman Regional High compares

Minuteman Regional High 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 8.6:1 ▼ 30% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 669 top 20% - -

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

8.6:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
669
Bigger than 78% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
8.6:1
students per teacher - 30% below state mean
Top 8% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
16.4%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$35,797
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
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 167 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 35 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 5.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 72.8%
Hispanic or Latino 11.3%
Two or More 6.0%
African American 5.6%
Asian 4.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%

Largest group: White at 72.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 44.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 44.9, Minuteman Regional High is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 1

District finance for Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical reports $35,797 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Lexington

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 Minuteman Regional High

How many students attend Minuteman Regional High?

Minuteman Regional High has 669 students enrolled. It is a high school in Lexington, MA. CCD year-over-year: 691 (2022-23) → 683 (2023-24), nearly flat (-8).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Minuteman Regional High?

The student-teacher ratio at Minuteman Regional High is 8.6:1, which is 30% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 45% 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 Minuteman Regional High?

The largest demographic group at Minuteman Regional High is White at 72.8% of enrollment, in Lexington, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Minuteman Regional High?

Minuteman Regional High has a Resource Investment Index of 55/100 (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).

How does Minuteman Regional High rank among public schools in Lexington?

By Resource Investment Index, Minuteman Regional High ranks #2 of 11 public schools in Lexington, 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 Lexington on the city page.

What other schools are in Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical?

None reported; Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical operates only Minuteman Regional High 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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