Squannacook Early Childhood Center
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 4 · Townsend, Massachusetts
Squannacook Early Childhood Center in Townsend, Massachusetts enrolled 89 students in 2024-25 with 5.2 full-time teachers, 17.1 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment fell 11% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%
100 students in 2022-23, 106 students in 2023-24, 89 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 6.2 to 5.2.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 100 | 6.2 | 16.1 |
| 2023-24 | 106 | 6.3 | 16.8 |
| 2024-25 | 89 | 5.2 | 17.1 |
17.1 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 98 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools
Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Squannacook Early Childhood Center enrolled 10 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent1.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
76.4% of students were White, 10.1% Hispanic, 5.6% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- White76.4%
- Hispanic10.1%
- Two or more races5.6%
- Black4.5%
- Asian3.4%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
Elementary schools in Townsend
2 public elementary schools in Townsend report 2024-25 enrollment; Squannacook Early Childhood Center is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spaulding Memorial | 413 | 13.7 | not reported |
| Squannacook Early Childhood Center | 89 | 17.1 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Squannacook Early Childhood Center
- Spaulding MemorialThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 413 students, 13.7 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Turkey Hill Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 5.2 miles away: 345 students, 18.2 per teacher (2024-25).5.2 mi
- Compare Squannacook Early Childhood Center with Spaulding MemorialStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much North Middlesex Regional School District spends per student$19,775 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,775
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsSquannacook Early Childhood Center is the number 999 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#999 of 1,014
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher17.1 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.17.1:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Squannacook Early Childhood Center
How many students attend Squannacook Early Childhood Center?
89 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 100 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Townsend, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Squannacook Early Childhood Center?
17.1 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Squannacook Early Childhood Center a Title I school?
Squannacook Early Childhood Center was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Squannacook Early Childhood Center in?
North Middlesex Regional School District, NCES district ID 2508790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250879002686 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.