Middle school (grades 6-8) · Plymouth, MA

Plymouth Commun Intermediate

Federal NCES profile for Plymouth Commun Intermediate, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 42/100.

2024-25 NCES dataMiddle school (grades 6-8)NCES 250972002531
0/100100/10042/100
👥 S:T ratio
56
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
63
📋 Attendance
19
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Plymouth Commun Intermediate earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.

#8 of 15
public schools in Plymouth · Resource Index
42
Resource Index · Typical
11:1
students per teacher
920
students enrolled

Plymouth Commun Intermediate has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Plymouth Commun Intermediate ranks #8 of 15 public schools in Plymouth, MA.

School address

Enrollment

920

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

84.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

11:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-11% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Plymouth Commun Intermediate compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

At or below state median

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Plymouth Commun Intermediate

Plymouth Commun Intermediate is a large middle school in Plymouth, Massachusetts, enrolling 920 students.

Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 11:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Massachusetts, bigger than 91% of state schools at 920 students.

Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by White (77%) and Hispanic or Latino (13%) (diversity index 39/100).

Counselor coverage is strong, about 184 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 32.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Among Plymouth's middle schools, it stands alongside Plymouth South Middle (601 students): Plymouth Commun Intermediate is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (11:1 vs 11.1:1).

Plymouth also operates Plymouth North High (1,169 students) and Plymouth South High (1,001 students) alongside Plymouth Commun Intermediate.

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 Plymouth Commun Intermediate compares

Plymouth Commun Intermediate on the metrics families compare, against 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 920 top 9% - -

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.
920
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

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
32.5%
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
$22,371
per pupil, district-wide - below 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 184 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
42
in-school suspensions + 57 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 4.6 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 10.8 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 76.7%
Hispanic or Latino 13.2%
Two or More 6.5%
African American 2.9%
Asian 0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 76.7% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 38.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 38.9, Plymouth Commun Intermediate is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Plymouth, which includes Plymouth Commun Intermediate.

$22,371
Per student
0%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+35%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.0%
State 26.9%
Federal 7.0%

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.

How Plymouth Commun Intermediate Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Plymouth North High Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Plymouth South High Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
South Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Plymouth South Middle Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Indian Brook Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Plymouth Commun Intermediate's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Plymouth · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar middle schools in Plymouth

1 comparable middle schools (grades 6-8) serving the same city.

Similar middle 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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Plymouth Commun Intermediate's federal record.

Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Plymouth Commun Intermediate

How many students attend Plymouth Commun Intermediate?

Plymouth Commun Intermediate has 920 students enrolled. It is a middle school in Plymouth, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Plymouth Commun Intermediate?

The student-teacher ratio at Plymouth Commun Intermediate 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 Plymouth Commun Intermediate?

The largest demographic group at Plymouth Commun Intermediate is White at 76.7% of enrollment, in Plymouth, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Plymouth Commun Intermediate?

Plymouth Commun Intermediate has a Resource Investment Index of 42/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Plymouth Commun Intermediate rank among public schools in Plymouth?

By Resource Investment Index, Plymouth Commun Intermediate ranks #8 of 15 public schools in Plymouth, 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 Plymouth on the city page.

Is Plymouth Commun Intermediate a good school?

Plymouth Commun Intermediate earns 42/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. 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 Plymouth?

Besides Plymouth Commun Intermediate, Plymouth also operates Plymouth North High (1,169 students), Plymouth South High (1,001 students), and South Elementary (614 students). See the Plymouth district page for the complete list.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2021-22) · 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.

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Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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