Enrollment
174
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Sunderland, MA
Sunderland Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Sunderland Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 47/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 251137001878
👥 S:T ratio 70
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 43
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Sunderland Elementary earns 47/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 96% of Massachusetts schools.
- 47
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7.6:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 174
- students enrolled
Sunderland Elementary has class sizes smaller than 96% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Sunderland · Massachusetts
NCES ID 251137001878 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
23.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.6:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-38% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Sunderland Elementary compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Sunderland Elementary
Small campus with unusually lean teacher staffing
Sunderland Elementary sits near the smaller end of the Massachusetts enrollment distribution while also reporting a lower student-teacher ratio than most state schools. That pairing is consistent with a compact, teacher-dense setting, though small scale can limit the number of specialized courses or support roles a campus can sustain. The program and staffing sections below show whether the lean ratio extends beyond classroom teachers into broader student services.
A combined-grade campus has a different support burden
Sunderland Elementary serves a combined grade span rather than a conventional elementary, middle, or high-school band. That structure can require the same campus to cover transitions, counseling needs, and programs for students at substantially different developmental stages, so a single staffing ratio deserves more caution than it would at a narrower-grade school. Federal totals show the available people and programs, but not how those resources are divided among grade levels.
Sunderland Elementary is a small combined-grade school in Sunderland, Massachusetts, enrolling 174 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.6:1, Sunderland Elementary is leaner than roughly 96% of Massachusetts schools and 38% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 174 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by headcount.
Its Resource Investment Index sits near the middle of the pack among 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is led by White (68%) and Hispanic or Latino (15%) (diversity index 51/100).
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 23.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
The surrounding Sunderland spends $28,910 per pupil, 22% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 15.7% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Sunderland operates only this one school, so Sunderland Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally.
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 Sunderland Elementary compares
Sunderland 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 | 7.6:1 | ▼ 38% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 174 | top 89% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.6:1
Leaner classes than 96% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
174
Bigger than 17% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
7.6:1
students per teacher
- 38% below state mean
Top 4% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 96% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
23.0%
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
$28,910
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 2 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Student demographics
White 67.6%
Hispanic or Latino 14.5%
Asian 6.9%
Two or More 6.4%
African American 4.6%
Largest group: White at 67.6% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 51.1/100
Simpson diversity index - at 51.1, Sunderland Elementary is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Sunderland, which includes Sunderland Elementary.
$28,910
Per student
+22%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $23,695
+64%
vs U.S.
Avg $17,658
Revenue mix
Local 33.8%
State 50.5%
Federal 15.7%
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.
Similar other 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 (~174 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Sunderland Elementary
How many students attend Sunderland Elementary?
Sunderland Elementary has 174 students enrolled. It is a public school in Sunderland, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Sunderland Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Sunderland Elementary is 7.6:1, which is 38% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 52% 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 Sunderland Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Sunderland Elementary is White at 67.6% of enrollment, in Sunderland, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 51.1/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Sunderland Elementary?
Sunderland Elementary 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 Sunderland?
None reported; Sunderland operates only Sunderland Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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