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

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

Federal NCES profile for Northeast Metro Regional Vocational, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 48/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250896002283
0/100100/10048/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
65
📋 Attendance
43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational earns 48/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. It is also one of the largest schools in Massachusetts.

#5 of 8
public schools in Wakefield · Resource Index
48
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
students per teacher
1,381
students enrolled

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Northeast Metro Regional Vocational ranks #5 of 8 public schools in Wakefield, MA.

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

+51 students YoY

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational held near 1,343 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+51 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 125.0 → 120.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+51 students YoY 250896002283 · Wakefield, MA High · MID · TRAD

1,381 enr · 11:1 · RII 48

Nearest enrollment peer: King/Drew Medical Magnet High (1,381 students)

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational held near 1,343 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+51 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 125.0 → 120.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Northeast Metro Regional Vocational compares

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational 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 11:1 ▼ 11% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,381 top 4% - -

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

11:1
Leaner classes than 83% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,381
Bigger than 95% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11:1
students per teacher - 11% below state mean
Top 34% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 66% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.0%
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
$27,255
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
Counselors8.0 FTE
Per 173 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
134
in-school suspensions + 85 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 9.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 15.9 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 48.5%
White 42.1%
African American 5.2%
Two or More 2.2%
Asian 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 48.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 58.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 58.4, Northeast Metro Regional Vocational is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 9

District finance for Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical reports $27,255 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Similar high schools in Wakefield

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 Northeast Metro Regional Vocational

How many students attend Northeast Metro Regional Vocational?

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational has 1,381 students enrolled. It is a high school in Wakefield, MA. CCD year-over-year: 1,292 (2022-23) → 1,343 (2023-24), nearly flat (+51).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational?

The student-teacher ratio at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational is 11:1, which is 11% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 30% 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 Northeast Metro Regional Vocational?

The largest demographic group at Northeast Metro Regional Vocational is Hispanic or Latino at 48.5% of enrollment, in Wakefield, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 58.4/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Northeast Metro Regional Vocational?

Northeast Metro Regional Vocational has a Resource Investment Index of 48/100 (typical 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 Northeast Metro Regional Vocational rank among public schools in Wakefield?

By Resource Investment Index, Northeast Metro Regional Vocational ranks #5 of 8 public schools in Wakefield, 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 Wakefield on the city page.

What other schools are in Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical?

None reported; Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical operates only Northeast Metro Regional Vocational 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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