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

Scituate High School

Federal NCES profile for Scituate High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 49/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 251056001693
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👥 S:T ratio
53
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
71
📋 Attendance
41
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Scituate High School earns 49/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

#4 of 6
public schools in Scituate · Resource Index
49
Resource Index · Higher
11.7:1
students per teacher
725
students enrolled

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

By Resource Investment Index, Scituate High School ranks #4 of 6 public schools in Scituate, MA.

School address

Scituate, MA 02066
District: Scituate · Massachusetts

NCES ID 251056001693 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

-14 students YoY

Scituate High School held near 749 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 63.0 → 60.3 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-14 students YoY 251056001693 · Scituate, MA High · MID · TRAD

725 enr · 11.7:1 · RII 49

Nearest enrollment peer: Gates Middle School (639 students)

Scituate High School held near 749 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 63.0 → 60.3 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Scituate High School in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Scituate High School reports 725 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 Scituate High School compares

Scituate High School held steady on CCD headcount: 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 725 top 17% - -

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.
725
Bigger than 82% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

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
23.6%
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
$21,025
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
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 145 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 9 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.4 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 88.5%
Hispanic or Latino 3.6%
Two or More 3.5%
African American 3.3%
Asian 1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.1%

Largest group: White at 88.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 21.3/100

Simpson diversity index - at 21.3, Scituate High School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 19

District finance for Scituate reports $21,025 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Scituate High School Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Gates Middle School Similar size No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Wampatuck Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Cushing Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Jenkins Elementary School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Hatherly Elementary Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Scituate · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide high 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 (~725 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~11.7:1)

Frequently asked questions about Scituate High School

How many students attend Scituate High School?

Scituate High School has 725 students enrolled. It is a high school in Scituate, MA. CCD year-over-year: 763 (2022-23) → 749 (2023-24), nearly flat (-14).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Scituate High School?

The student-teacher ratio at Scituate High 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 Scituate High School?

The largest demographic group at Scituate High School is White at 88.5% of enrollment, in Scituate, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Scituate High School?

Scituate High School has a Resource Investment Index of 49/100 (higher 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).

How does Scituate High School rank among public schools in Scituate?

By Resource Investment Index, Scituate High School ranks #4 of 6 public schools in Scituate, 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 Scituate on the city page.

What other schools are in Scituate?

Besides Scituate High School, Scituate also operates Gates Middle School (639 students), Wampatuck Elementary (424 students), and Cushing Elementary (352 students). See the Scituate 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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