Enrollment
54
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Rowe, MA
Rowe Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Rowe Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 251023001649
👥 S:T ratio 73
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 73
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Rowe Elementary earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 6.8:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 54
- students enrolled
Rowe Elementary has class sizes smaller than 97% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
8.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
6.8:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-45% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Rowe Elementary compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Rowe Elementary
Rowe Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Rowe, Massachusetts, enrolling 54 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 6.8:1, Rowe Elementary is leaner than roughly 97% of Massachusetts schools and 45% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 97% of Massachusetts schools, with 54 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 32/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 135 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 40.7% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Rowe spends $37,308 per pupil, 66% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
Rowe operates only this one school, so Rowe Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 54 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 Rowe Elementary compares
Rowe Elementary on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 6.8:1 | ▼ 45% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 54 | top 97% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
6.8:1
Leaner classes than 97% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
54
Bigger than 6% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
6.8:1
students per teacher
- 45% 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
40.7%
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
$37,308
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
Counselors0.4 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 81.5%
Two or More 11.1%
Hispanic or Latino 5.6%
African American 1.9%
Largest group: White at 81.5% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 32.0/100
Simpson diversity index - at 32.0, Rowe Elementary is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Rowe, which includes Rowe Elementary.
$37,308
Per student
+66%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+125%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 70.6%
State 19.0%
Federal 10.4%
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 (~54 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~6.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Rowe Elementary
How many students attend Rowe Elementary?
Rowe Elementary has 54 students enrolled. It is a public school in Rowe, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Rowe Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Rowe Elementary is 6.8:1, which is 45% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 57% 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 Rowe Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Rowe Elementary is White at 81.5% of enrollment, in Rowe, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Rowe Elementary?
Rowe Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical 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 Rowe Elementary a good school?
Rowe Elementary earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 97% 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 Rowe?
None reported; Rowe operates only Rowe Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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