Other / mixed grade configuration · Shutesbury, MA
Shutesbury Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Shutesbury Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 52/100.
The verdict
Shutesbury Elementary earns 52/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Massachusetts schools.
- 52
- Resource Index · Higher
- 7.4:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 125
- students enrolled
Shutesbury Elementary has class sizes smaller than 96% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 251080001720 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 251080001720 · Shutesbury, MA Other · SMALL · TRAD
125 enr · 7.4:1 · RII 52
Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)
Shutesbury Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →
How Shutesbury Elementary compares
Shutesbury 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 | 7.4:1 | ▼ 40% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 125 | top 93% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 84.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 28.1, Shutesbury Elementary is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Shutesbury, which includes Shutesbury Elementary.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
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 (~125 students)
Frequently asked questions about Shutesbury Elementary
How many students attend Shutesbury Elementary?
Shutesbury Elementary has 125 students enrolled. It is a public school in Shutesbury, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Shutesbury Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Shutesbury Elementary is 7.4:1, which is 40% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 53% 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 Shutesbury Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Shutesbury Elementary is White at 84.0% of enrollment, in Shutesbury, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Shutesbury Elementary?
Shutesbury Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 52/100 (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).
What other schools are in Shutesbury?
None reported; Shutesbury operates only Shutesbury Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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