Ralph C Mahar Regional
Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Orange, Massachusetts
Ralph C Mahar Regional in Orange, Massachusetts enrolled 509 students in 2024-25 with 56.3 full-time teachers, 9.0 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 27% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 33% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 80-84% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 2%
523 students in 2022-23, 504 students in 2023-24, 509 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 57.2 to 56.3.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 523 | 57.2 | 9.1 |
| 2023-24 | 504 | 59.8 | 8.4 |
| 2024-25 | 509 | 56.3 | 9.0 |
9.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 87 of every 100 Massachusetts high schools
Among the 373 Massachusetts high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
7 AP courses and one counselor per 93 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Ralph C Mahar Regional enrolled 557 students and had 6.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 55 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses7
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)6.0, one per 93 of the 557 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions55
- Chronically absent23.1% (2022-23)
Who attends
81.4% of students were White, 11.0% Hispanic, 3.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White81.4%
- Hispanic11.0%
- Two or more races3.8%
- Black2.8%
- Asian0.8%
- American Indian0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Ralph C Mahar Regional scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 27% | 27% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 33% | 29% (2021-22) | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Graduation rate, class of 2023
80-84% of the 91 students in Ralph C Mahar Regional's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.
| This school | Its district | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 80‑84% | 75‑79% | 89.2% |
| Students in the class | 91 | 94 | 72,602 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
What to look at next about Ralph C Mahar Regional
- Athol HighThe nearest public high school, 5.0 miles away: 417 students, 11.6 per teacher (2024-25).5.0 mi
- Franklin County TechnicalThe next nearest public high school, 11 miles away: 643 students, 11.7 per teacher (2024-25).11 mi
- Compare Ralph C Mahar Regional with Athol HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Ralph C. Mahar Regional School spends per student$27,445 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$27,445
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsRalph C Mahar Regional is the number 243 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#243 of 378
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher9.0 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.9.0:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Ralph C Mahar Regional
How many students attend Ralph C Mahar Regional?
509 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 523 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Orange, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Ralph C Mahar Regional?
9.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for high schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Ralph C Mahar Regional a Title I school?
Ralph C Mahar Regional ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Ralph C Mahar Regional do on state tests?
The students tested at Ralph C Mahar Regional scored proficient or above: 27% in reading in 2021-22 and 33% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Ralph C Mahar Regional?
80-84% of the 91 students in Ralph C Mahar Regional's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Ralph C Mahar Regional in?
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School, NCES district ID 2509900. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250990001587 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.