Other / mixed grade configuration · Chesterfield, MA

New Hingham Regional Elementary

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

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250001401275
0/100100/10055/100
👥 S:T ratio
70
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
75
📋 Attendance
47
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

New Hingham Regional Elementary earns 55/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

55
Resource Index · Higher
7.4:1
small classes for Massachusetts
126
students enrolled

New Hingham Regional Elementary has class sizes smaller than 96% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

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

-6 students YoY

New Hingham Regional Elementary held near 139 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 17.7 → 14.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-6 students YoY 250001401275 · Chesterfield, MA Other · SMALL · TRAD

126 enr · 7.4:1 · RII 55

Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)

New Hingham Regional Elementary held near 139 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 17.7 → 14.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How New Hingham Regional Elementary compares

New Hingham Regional Elementary 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 7.4:1 ▼ 40% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 126 top 93% - -

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

7.4:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
126
Bigger than 12% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
7.4:1
students per teacher - 40% below state mean
Top 4% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
21.4%
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
$20,241
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 126 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.

Student demographics

White 96.8%
Hispanic or Latino 2.4%
Two or More 0.8%

Largest group: White at 96.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 6.2/100

Simpson diversity index - at 6.2, New Hingham Regional Elementary is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Chesterfield-Goshen reports $20,241 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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 New Hingham Regional Elementary

How many students attend New Hingham Regional Elementary?

New Hingham Regional Elementary has 126 students enrolled. It is a public school in Chesterfield, MA. CCD year-over-year: 145 (2022-23) → 139 (2023-24), nearly flat (-6).

What is the student-teacher ratio at New Hingham Regional Elementary?

The student-teacher ratio at New Hingham Regional Elementary is 7.4:1, which is 40% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 53% 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 New Hingham Regional Elementary?

The largest demographic group at New Hingham Regional Elementary is White at 96.8% of enrollment, in Chesterfield, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for New Hingham Regional Elementary?

New Hingham Regional Elementary 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).

What other schools are in Chesterfield-Goshen?

None reported; Chesterfield-Goshen operates only New Hingham Regional Elementary 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.