Enrollment
76
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Worthington, MA
R. H. Conwell
Federal NCES profile for R. H. Conwell, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 251326002850
👥 S:T ratio 66
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 53
📋 Attendance 57
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
R. H. Conwell earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts.
- 52
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.4:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 76
- students enrolled
R. H. Conwell has class sizes smaller than 93% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Worthington · Massachusetts
NCES ID 251326002850 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
9.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.4:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-32% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How R. H. Conwell compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at R. H. Conwell
R. H. Conwell is a small combined-grade school in Worthington, Massachusetts, enrolling 76 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.4:1, R. H. Conwell is leaner than roughly 93% of Massachusetts schools and 32% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Massachusetts schools, with 76 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (89% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 20/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 238 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
17.1% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
The surrounding Worthington spends $29,119 per pupil, 30% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 16.1% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Worthington operates only this one school, so R. H. Conwell has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 76 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 R. H. Conwell compares
R. H. Conwell on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.4:1 | ▼ 32% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 76 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.4:1
Leaner classes than 94% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
76
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.4:1
students per teacher
- 32% below state mean
Top 7% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 93% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
17.1%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$29,119
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
Counselors0.3 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
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 89.3%
Hispanic or Latino 5.3%
Two or More 4.0%
African American 1.3%
Largest group: White at 89.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 19.8/100
Simpson diversity index - at 19.8, R. H. Conwell is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Worthington, which includes R. H. Conwell.
$29,119
Per student
+30%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+75%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 49.8%
State 34.1%
Federal 16.1%
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 (~76 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about R. H. Conwell
How many students attend R. H. Conwell?
R. H. Conwell has 76 students enrolled. It is a public school in Worthington, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at R. H. Conwell?
The student-teacher ratio at R. H. Conwell is 8.4:1, which is 32% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 46% 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 R. H. Conwell?
The largest demographic group at R. H. Conwell is White at 89.3% of enrollment, in Worthington, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for R. H. Conwell?
R. H. Conwell has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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 R. H. Conwell a good school?
R. H. Conwell earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 93% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts. 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 Worthington?
None reported; Worthington operates only R. H. Conwell as a public school district in NCES's records.
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