High school (grades 9-12) · Randolph, MA

Randolph High

Federal NCES profile for Randolph High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 34/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 250993001596
0/100100/10034/100
👥 S:T ratio
42
📚 AP courses
45
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
49
📋 Attendance
5
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Randolph High earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% of Massachusetts schools.

#6 of 6
public schools in Randolph · Resource Index
34
Resource Index · Typical
14.4:1
large classes for Massachusetts
765
students enrolled

Randolph High has class sizes larger than 83% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Randolph High ranks #6 of 6 public schools in Randolph, MA.

School address

Enrollment

765

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

53.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

14.4:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

+17% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Randolph High compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

Slightly above 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 Randolph High

Randolph High is a large high school in Randolph, Massachusetts, enrolling 765 students.

Class loads run somewhat heavier than typical: 14.4:1 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.

Enrollment of 765 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.

Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.

Its student body is led by African American (57%) and Asian (20%) (diversity index 62/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 9 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage runs a bit thin, about 255 students per counselor, somewhat past the ASCA-recommended 250:1 benchmark.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 38.0% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

Randolph also operates Randolph Community Middle (640 students) and J F Kennedy Elementary (453 students) alongside Randolph High.

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 Randolph High compares

Randolph High on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 14.4:1 ▲ 17% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 765 top 15% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

14.4:1
Leaner classes than 53% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
765
Bigger than 84% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
14.4:1
students per teacher - 17% above state mean
Top 83% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 17% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
38.0%
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
$26,141
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
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 255 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
62
in-school suspensions + 69 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 8.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 17.1 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

African American 56.5%
Asian 19.9%
Hispanic or Latino 13.9%
White 7.1%
Two or More 2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%

Largest group: African American at 56.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 61.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 61.6, Randolph High is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 9

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Randolph, which includes Randolph High.

$26,141
Per student
+16%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+58%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 43.3%
State 46.1%
Federal 10.6%

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 Randolph High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Randolph Community Middle Similar size No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
J F Kennedy Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Margaret L Donovan Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Martin E Young Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Elizabeth G Lyons Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Randolph High's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Randolph · 5 sibling schools

View district profile

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.

Next steps

Verify locally before acting on Randolph High'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 Randolph High

How many students attend Randolph High?

Randolph High has 765 students enrolled. It is a high school in Randolph, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Randolph High?

The student-teacher ratio at Randolph High is 14.4:1, which is 17% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 8% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Randolph High?

The largest demographic group at Randolph High is African American at 56.5% of enrollment, in Randolph, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.6/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Randolph High?

Randolph High has a Resource Investment Index of 34/100 (typical 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).

How does Randolph High rank among public schools in Randolph?

By Resource Investment Index, Randolph High ranks #6 of 6 public schools in Randolph, 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 Randolph on the city page.

Is Randolph High a good school?

Randolph High earns 34/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 83% 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 Randolph?

Besides Randolph High, Randolph also operates Randolph Community Middle (640 students), J F Kennedy Elementary (453 students), and Margaret L Donovan (415 students). See the Randolph 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.

All federal data sources used on this page

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

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