Enrollment
888
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · East Sandwich, MA
Sandwich Middle High School
Federal NCES profile for Sandwich Middle High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 50/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 251047001673
👥 S:T ratio 64
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 53
📋 Attendance 53
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sandwich Middle High School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% of Massachusetts schools.
- 50
- Resource Index · Higher
- 8.9:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 888
- students enrolled
Sandwich Middle High School has class sizes smaller than 90% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sandwich · Massachusetts
NCES ID 251047001673 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
100.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.9:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-28% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sandwich Middle High School compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sandwich Middle High School
Sandwich Middle High School is a large combined-grade school in East Sandwich, Massachusetts, enrolling 888 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.9:1, Sandwich Middle High School is leaner than roughly 90% of Massachusetts schools and 28% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 888 puts it in the larger third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (86% of enrollment) (diversity index 26/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 237 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.9% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Sandwich also operates Oak Ridge (673 students) and Forestdale School (557 students) alongside Sandwich Middle High School.
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 Sandwich Middle High School compares
Sandwich Middle High School on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 8.9:1 | ▼ 28% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 888 | top 11% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.9:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
888
Bigger than 89% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.9:1
students per teacher
- 28% below state mean
Top 10% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 90% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.9%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$23,741
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
Counselors3.8 FTE
Per 237 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
11
in-school suspensions + 13 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.7 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 85.7%
Hispanic or Latino 6.6%
Asian 2.7%
Two or More 2.5%
African American 1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: White at 85.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 25.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 25.9, Sandwich Middle High School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 15
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sandwich, which includes Sandwich Middle High School.
$23,741
Per student
+6%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+43%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 70.1%
State 24.6%
Federal 5.3%
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 Sandwich Middle High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Ridge | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Forestdale School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Sandwich Middle High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 673
- Students per teacher
- 12:1
- Resource Index
- 34/100
- Enrollment
- 557
- Students per teacher
- 10.5:1
- Resource Index
- 31/100
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 (~888 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~8.9:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Sandwich Middle High School
How many students attend Sandwich Middle High School?
Sandwich Middle High School has 888 students enrolled. It is a public school in East Sandwich, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sandwich Middle High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Sandwich Middle High School is 8.9:1, which is 28% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 43% 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 Sandwich Middle High School?
The largest demographic group at Sandwich Middle High School is White at 85.7% of enrollment, in East Sandwich, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sandwich Middle High School?
Sandwich Middle High School has a Resource Investment Index of 50/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Sandwich Middle High School a good school?
Sandwich Middle High School earns 50/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 90% 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 Sandwich?
Besides Sandwich Middle High School, Sandwich also operates Oak Ridge (673 students) and Forestdale School (557 students). See the Sandwich district page for the complete list.
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