Enrollment
1,282
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Billerica, MA
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School
Federal NCES profile for Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 251061501701
👥 S:T ratio 60
📚 AP courses 10
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 68
📋 Attendance 54
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Massachusetts.
- #1 of 8
- public schools in Billerica · Resource Index
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 9.9:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 1,282
- students enrolled
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School has class sizes smaller than 81% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School ranks #1 of 8 public schools in Billerica, MA.
School address
NCES ID 251061501701 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
129.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.9:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-20% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School is a large high school in Billerica, Massachusetts, enrolling 1,282 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 9.9:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Massachusetts, bigger than 96% of state schools at 1,282 students.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is predominantly White (82% of enrollment) (diversity index 31/100).
No Advanced Placement courses are reported for this campus in the federal data.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 160 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 18.5% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical spends $28,277 per pupil, 26% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical operates only this one school, so Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 1,282 students, it is also among the largest single-school districts in Massachusetts, well beyond the enrollment of a typical standalone charter.
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 Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School compares
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical 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 | 9.9:1 | ▼ 20% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 1,282 | top 4% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.9:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,282
Bigger than 95% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
9.9:1
students per teacher
- 20% below state mean
Top 19% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 81% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
18.5%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 15-20% range, nearing the "high" absenteeism threshold.
Funding equity
$28,277
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
Counselors8.0 FTE
Per 160 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
77
in-school suspensions + 4 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 6.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 6.3 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 82.4%
Hispanic or Latino 10.0%
Two or More 3.8%
African American 2.3%
Asian 0.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.5%
Largest group: White at 82.4% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 30.9/100
Simpson diversity index - at 30.9, Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
AP program Not offered
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical, which includes Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School.
$28,277
Per student
+26%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+70%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 66.2%
State 29.4%
Federal 4.5%
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 high 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 (~1,282 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.9:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School
How many students attend Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School?
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School has 1,282 students enrolled. It is a high school in Billerica, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School is 9.9:1, which is 20% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 37% 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 Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School?
The largest demographic group at Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School is White at 82.4% of enrollment, in Billerica, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School?
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
How does Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School rank among public schools in Billerica?
By Resource Investment Index, Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School ranks #1 of 8 public schools in Billerica, 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 Billerica on the city page.
Is Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School a good school?
Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 81% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the largest 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 Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical?
None reported; Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical operates only Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School as a public school district in NCES's records.
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