Other / mixed grade configuration · Royalston, MA

Royalston Community School

Federal NCES profile for Royalston Community School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 250216000931
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0/100100/10041/100
👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
70
📋 Attendance
11
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Royalston Community School earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

41
Resource Index · Typical
11.7:1
students per teacher
152
students enrolled

Royalston Community School has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

Royalston, MA 01368
District: Athol-Royalston · Massachusetts

NCES ID 250216000931 Verify on NCES CCD record →

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-10 students YoY

Royalston Community School shrank from 158 students in 2022-23 to 148 in 2023-24 (-6.3%).

Teacher FTE lost 13.0 → 12.2 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Shrinking CCD campus

-10 students YoY 250216000931 · Royalston, MA Other · SMALL · TRAD

152 enr · 11.7:1 · RII 41

Nearest enrollment peer: Athol Community Elementary School (589 students)

Royalston Community School shrank from 158 students in 2022-23 to 148 in 2023-24 (-6.3%). Teacher FTE lost 13.0 → 12.2 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Royalston Community School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Royalston Community School reports 152 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Royalston Community School compares

Royalston Community School is a shrinking campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 11.7:1 ▼ 5% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 152 top 91% - -

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

11.7:1
Leaner classes than 78% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
152
Bigger than 15% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
11.7:1
students per teacher - 5% below state mean
Top 47% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 53% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
35.5%
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
$19,486
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 152 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.

Student demographics

White 90.8%
Hispanic or Latino 6.6%
Two or More 2.6%

Largest group: White at 90.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 17.1/100

Simpson diversity index - at 17.1, Royalston Community School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Athol-Royalston reports $19,486 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Royalston Community School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Athol Community Elementary School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Athol-Royalston Middle School Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Athol High Larger No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Royalston Community School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Athol-Royalston · 3 sibling schools

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Nationwide other schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Similar enrollment (~152 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Royalston Community School

How many students attend Royalston Community School?

Royalston Community School has 152 students enrolled. It is a public school in Royalston, MA. CCD year-over-year: 158 (2022-23) → 148 (2023-24), down 10.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Royalston Community School?

The student-teacher ratio at Royalston Community School is 11.7:1, which is 5% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 25% 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 Royalston Community School?

The largest demographic group at Royalston Community School is White at 90.8% of enrollment, in Royalston, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Royalston Community School?

Royalston Community School has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

What other schools are in Athol-Royalston?

Besides Royalston Community School, Athol-Royalston also operates Athol Community Elementary School (589 students), Athol-Royalston Middle School (446 students), and Athol High (417 students). See the Athol-Royalston district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 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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