Enrollment
157
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Richmond, MA
Richmond Consolidated
Federal NCES profile for Richmond Consolidated, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 56/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 251008001635
👥 S:T ratio 65
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 69
📋 Attendance 60
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Richmond Consolidated earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% of Massachusetts schools.
- 56
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.7:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 157
- students enrolled
Richmond Consolidated has class sizes smaller than 92% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Richmond · Massachusetts
NCES ID 251008001635 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
18.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.7:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-29% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Richmond Consolidated compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Richmond Consolidated
Richmond Consolidated is a small combined-grade school in Richmond, Massachusetts, enrolling 157 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.7:1, Richmond Consolidated is leaner than roughly 92% of Massachusetts schools and 29% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 157 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index outscores 92% of the 1,831 Massachusetts schools with a score on record, a top-tier result on this measure.
Its student body is predominantly White (87% of enrollment) (diversity index 23/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 157 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
15.9% of students were chronically absent in the 2021-22 collection, in line with the post-pandemic national range.
Richmond operates only this one school, so Richmond Consolidated has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 157 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 Richmond Consolidated compares
Richmond Consolidated on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.7:1 | ▼ 29% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 157 | top 90% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.7:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
157
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.7:1
students per teacher
- 29% below state mean
Top 8% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 92% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
15.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$25,936
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
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 157 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 87.3%
Two or More 7.0%
Hispanic or Latino 4.5%
African American 0.6%
Asian 0.6%
Largest group: White at 87.3% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 23.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 23.1, Richmond Consolidated is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Richmond, which includes Richmond Consolidated.
$25,936
Per student
+15%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+56%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 71.5%
State 23.4%
Federal 5.1%
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 (~157 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Richmond Consolidated
How many students attend Richmond Consolidated?
Richmond Consolidated has 157 students enrolled. It is a public school in Richmond, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Richmond Consolidated?
The student-teacher ratio at Richmond Consolidated is 8.7:1, which is 29% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 45% 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 Richmond Consolidated?
The largest demographic group at Richmond Consolidated is White at 87.3% of enrollment, in Richmond, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Richmond Consolidated?
Richmond Consolidated has a Resource Investment Index of 56/100 (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 Richmond Consolidated a good school?
Richmond Consolidated earns 56/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 92% 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 Richmond?
None reported; Richmond operates only Richmond Consolidated as a public school district in NCES's records.
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