Enrollment
554
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Rochester, MA
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical
Federal NCES profile for Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250914001471
👥 S:T ratio 64
📚 AP courses 25
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 78
📋 Attendance 50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.
- 49
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.1:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 554
- students enrolled
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical has class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 250914001471 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
61.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.1:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-26% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical is a mid-sized high school in Rochester, Massachusetts, enrolling 554 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.1:1, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical is leaner than roughly 88% of Massachusetts schools and 26% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 554 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 predominantly White (90% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 19/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 5 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 111 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical operates only this one school, so Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical 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 Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical compares
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.1:1 | ▼ 26% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 554 | top 30% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.1:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
554
Bigger than 68% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
9.1:1
students per teacher
- 26% below state mean
Top 12% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 88% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.0%
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
$24,602
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
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 111 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
25
in-school suspensions + 12 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.5 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.7 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 89.6%
Two or More 4.0%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
African American 1.1%
Asian 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: White at 89.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 19.4/100
Simpson diversity index - at 19.4, Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 5
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical, which includes Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical.
$24,602
Per student
+10%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+48%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 59.3%
State 35.2%
Federal 5.5%
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 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 (~554 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.1:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical
How many students attend Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical?
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical has 554 students enrolled. It is a high school in Rochester, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical?
The student-teacher ratio at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical is 9.1:1, which is 26% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 42% 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 Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical?
The largest demographic group at Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical is White at 89.6% of enrollment, in Rochester, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical?
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher 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).
Is Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical a good school?
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 88% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical?
None reported; Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical operates only Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical as a public school district in NCES's records.
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