Enrollment
152
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Provincetown, MA
Provincetown Schools
Federal NCES profile for Provincetown Schools, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250984002694
👥 S:T ratio 72
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 85
📋 Attendance 14
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Provincetown Schools earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Massachusetts schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 6.9:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 152
- students enrolled
Provincetown Schools has class sizes smaller than 97% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Provincetown · Massachusetts
NCES ID 250984002694 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
22.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.9:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-44% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Provincetown Schools compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Provincetown Schools
Provincetown Schools is a small combined-grade school in Provincetown, Massachusetts, enrolling 152 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.9:1, Provincetown Schools is leaner than roughly 97% of Massachusetts schools and 44% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 91% of Massachusetts schools, with 152 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is led by White (54%) and African American (25%) (diversity index 63/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 76 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.2% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Provincetown spends $54,284 per pupil, 142% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
Provincetown operates only this one school, so Provincetown Schools has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 152 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Massachusetts's single-school districts.
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 Provincetown Schools compares
Provincetown Schools on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 6.9:1 | ▼ 44% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 152 | top 91% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.9:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
152
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
6.9:1
students per teacher
- 44% below state mean
Top 3% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 97% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.2%
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
$54,284
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
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 76 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.
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 53.6%
African American 24.5%
Hispanic or Latino 11.9%
Two or More 9.3%
Asian 0.7%
Largest group: White at 53.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 63.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 63.0, Provincetown Schools is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Provincetown, which includes Provincetown Schools.
$54,284
Per student
+142%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+227%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 76.3%
State 15.8%
Federal 7.9%
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 other 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 (~152 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.9:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Provincetown Schools
How many students attend Provincetown Schools?
Provincetown Schools has 152 students enrolled. It is a public school in Provincetown, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Provincetown Schools?
The student-teacher ratio at Provincetown Schools is 6.9:1, which is 44% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 56% 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 Provincetown Schools?
The largest demographic group at Provincetown Schools is White at 53.6% of enrollment, in Provincetown, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.0/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Provincetown Schools?
Provincetown Schools has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher 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).
Is Provincetown Schools a good school?
Provincetown Schools earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% 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 Provincetown?
None reported; Provincetown operates only Provincetown Schools as a public school district in NCES's records.
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