Enrollment
669
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
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 45/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250798501264
👥 S:T ratio 66
📚 AP courses 5
🌟 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 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Massachusetts schools.
- #2 of 11
- public schools in Lexington · Resource Index
- 45
- Resource Index · Typical
- 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.
School address
District: Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical · Massachusetts
NCES ID 250798501264 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
78.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.6:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-30% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Minuteman Regional High compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Minuteman Regional High
Minuteman Regional High is a mid-sized high school in Lexington, Massachusetts, enrolling 669 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.6:1, Minuteman Regional High is leaner than roughly 92% of Massachusetts schools and 30% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 669 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 91% of the 1,831 Massachusetts schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is led by White (73%) and Hispanic or Latino (11%) (diversity index 45/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 1 Advanced Placement course.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 167 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
16.4% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical spends $36,460 per pupil, 62% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
The federal civil-rights collection also records 1 expulsion at this campus for 2021-22.
Among Lexington's high schools, it stands alongside Lexington High (2,405 students): Minuteman Regional High is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8.6:1 vs 12.8:1).
Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical operates only this one school, so Minuteman Regional High has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Minuteman Regional High compares
Minuteman Regional High on the metrics families compare, against 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 (what these measure)
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
$36,460
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
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.
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 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
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical, which includes Minuteman Regional High.
$36,460
Per student
+62%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+120%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 80.7%
State 15.3%
Federal 4.0%
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.
Similar high schools in Lexington
1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
Similar high 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 (~669 students)
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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.
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 45/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. 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.
Is Minuteman Regional High a good school?
Minuteman Regional High earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical?
None reported; Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical operates only Minuteman Regional High as a public school district in NCES's records.
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