Other / mixed grade configuration · Marion, MA
Sippican
Federal NCES profile for Sippican, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
The verdict
Sippican earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median.
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 11.2:1
- students per teacher
- 369
- students enrolled
Sippican has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24
-14 students YoY
Sippican held near 389 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount).
Teacher FTE lost 33.8 → 32.8 across the same CCD years.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).
Steady CCD campus
-14 students YoY 250729001127 · Marion, MA Other · SMALL · TRAD
369 enr · 11.2:1 · RII 47
Nearest enrollment peer: Laguna Elementary School (369 students)
Sippican held near 389 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-14 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 33.8 → 32.8 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →
How Sippican compares
Sippican 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 | 11.2:1 | ▼ 9% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 369 | top 58% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators methodology
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 83.2% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 30.0, Sippican is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
District finance for Marion reports $22,012 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.
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 (~369 students)
Frequently asked questions about Sippican
How many students attend Sippican?
Sippican has 369 students enrolled. It is a public school in Marion, MA. CCD year-over-year: 403 (2022-23) → 389 (2023-24), nearly flat (-14).
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sippican?
The student-teacher ratio at Sippican is 11.2:1, which is 9% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 29% 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 Sippican?
The largest demographic group at Sippican is White at 83.2% of enrollment, in Marion, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sippican?
Sippican has a Resource Investment Index of 47/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
What other schools are in Marion?
None reported; Marion operates only Sippican as a public school district in NCES's records.