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

Silver Lake Regional High

Federal NCES profile for Silver Lake Regional High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 251083001722
0/100100/10044/100
👥 S:T ratio
51
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
59
📋 Attendance
37
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Silver Lake Regional High earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

#2 of 4
public schools in Kingston · Resource Index
44
Resource Index · Typical
12.3:1
students per teacher
1,034
students enrolled

Silver Lake Regional High has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Silver Lake Regional High ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Kingston, MA.

School address

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

-20 students YoY

Silver Lake Regional High held near 1,026 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-20 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 84.1 → 84.8 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

-20 students YoY 251083001722 · Kingston, MA High · MID · TRAD

1,034 enr · 12.3:1 · RII 44

Nearest enrollment peer: Silver Lake Regional Middle School (544 students)

Silver Lake Regional High held near 1,026 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-20 headcount). Teacher FTE added 84.1 → 84.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How Silver Lake Regional High compares

Silver Lake Regional High 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 12.3:1 ▼ 0% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 1,034 top 7% - -

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

12.3:1
Leaner classes than 73% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,034
Bigger than 92% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.3:1
students per teacher - 0% above state mean
Top 57% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 43% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.2%
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
$24,040
per pupil, district-wide - above Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors5.0 FTE
Per 207 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
18
in-school suspensions + 15 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

White 89.8%
Hispanic or Latino 5.5%
African American 2.2%
Two or More 1.6%
Asian 0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.4%

Largest group: White at 89.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 19.0/100

Simpson diversity index - at 19.0, Silver Lake Regional High is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 15

District finance for Silver Lake reports $24,040 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Silver Lake Regional High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Silver Lake Regional Middle School Smaller No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Silver Lake · 1 sibling school

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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.

Frequently asked questions about Silver Lake Regional High

How many students attend Silver Lake Regional High?

Silver Lake Regional High has 1,034 students enrolled. It is a high school in Kingston, MA. CCD year-over-year: 1,046 (2022-23) → 1,026 (2023-24), nearly flat (-20).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Silver Lake Regional High?

The student-teacher ratio at Silver Lake Regional High is 12.3:1, which is 0% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 22% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Silver Lake Regional High?

The largest demographic group at Silver Lake Regional High is White at 89.8% of enrollment, in Kingston, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Silver Lake Regional High?

Silver Lake Regional High has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (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).

How does Silver Lake Regional High rank among public schools in Kingston?

By Resource Investment Index, Silver Lake Regional High ranks #2 of 4 public schools in Kingston, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking.

What other schools are in Silver Lake?

Besides Silver Lake Regional High, Silver Lake also operates Silver Lake Regional Middle School (544 students). See the Silver Lake district page for the complete list.

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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