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

Tantasqua Regional Sr High

Federal NCES profile for Tantasqua Regional Sr High, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 54/100.

2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 251149001900
0/100100/10054/100
👥 S:T ratio
65
📚 AP courses
85
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
58
📋 Attendance
32
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Tantasqua Regional Sr High earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Massachusetts schools.

#1 of 3
public schools in Fiskdale · Resource Index
54
Resource Index · Higher
8.8:1
small classes for Massachusetts
632
students enrolled

Tantasqua Regional Sr High has class sizes smaller than 91% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Tantasqua Regional Sr High ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Fiskdale, MA.

School address

Enrollment

632

Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data

Teachers (FTE)

72.0

Federal CCD staff survey

Students per teacher

8.8:1

vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg

-28% vs state

Student-teacher ratio in context

How Tantasqua Regional Sr High compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians

Smaller classes than state median
0:135:18.8:1

Source: NCES Common Core of Data As of 2024-25 federal staff survey Total enrollment ÷ full-time-equivalent classroom teachers

What stands out at Tantasqua Regional Sr High

Tantasqua Regional Sr High is a mid-sized high school in Fiskdale, Massachusetts, enrolling 632 students.

Classes run notably small here: at 8.8:1, Tantasqua Regional Sr High is leaner than roughly 91% of Massachusetts schools and 28% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.

Enrollment of 632 puts it in the larger 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 predominantly White (85% of enrollment) (diversity index 28/100).

On the academic-pipeline side it reports 17 Advanced Placement courses.

Counselor coverage is strong, about 211 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.

Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 27.1% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).

The surrounding Tantasqua spends $17,775 per pupil, 21% below the Massachusetts average, a leaner-resourced district than most.

Among Fiskdale's high schools, it stands alongside Tantasqua Regional Vocational (542 students): Tantasqua Regional Sr High is larger than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (8.8:1 vs 41.7:1).

Tantasqua also operates Tantasqua Regional Jr High (576 students) and Tantasqua Regional Vocational (542 students) alongside Tantasqua Regional Sr High.

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 Tantasqua Regional Sr High compares

Tantasqua Regional Sr High on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 8.8:1 ▼ 28% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 632 top 22% - -

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

8.8:1
Leaner classes than 93% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
632
Bigger than 75% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators (what these measure)

Staffing depth
8.8:1
students per teacher - 28% below state mean
Top 9% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 91% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
27.1%
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
$17,775
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Somewhat above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors3.0 FTE
Per 211 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
8
in-school suspensions + 21 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 4.6 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Overview

  • Common Core of Data (June 2026): enrollment, staffing, and the student-teacher ratio above.
  • Civil Rights Data Collection: discipline counts and program access (AP, gifted, special education).
  • F-33 School District Finance Survey: the district-wide per-pupil spending figures below.

Three separate federal collections, each on its own reporting cadence - which is why this school's numbers line up on a consistent basis against every other school and state on this site, rather than mixing figures pulled from different survey years.

Student demographics

White 84.5%
Hispanic or Latino 9.7%
Two or More 2.5%
Asian 1.9%
African American 1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%

Largest group: White at 84.5% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 27.5/100

Simpson diversity index - at 27.5, Tantasqua Regional Sr High is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

AP courses offered 17

Funding & spending

District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tantasqua, which includes Tantasqua Regional Sr High.

$17,775
Per student
-21%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+7%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 50.2%
State 41.6%
Federal 8.2%

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2021-22 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.

How Tantasqua Regional Sr High Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Tantasqua Regional Jr High Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio
Tantasqua Regional Vocational Similar size No free-lunch data Higher S:T ratio

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

Other Schools in This District

Tantasqua · 2 sibling schools

View district profile

Similar high schools in Fiskdale

1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.

Similar high 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.

Next steps

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Federal record (CCD 2024-25, CRDC 2021-22) - PlainSchools assigns no subjective rating; the composite quality score is a transparent, reproducible index computed from this cited federal data.

Frequently asked questions about Tantasqua Regional Sr High

How many students attend Tantasqua Regional Sr High?

Tantasqua Regional Sr High has 632 students enrolled. It is a high school in Fiskdale, MA.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Tantasqua Regional Sr High?

The student-teacher ratio at Tantasqua Regional Sr High is 8.8:1, which is 28% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 44% 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 Tantasqua Regional Sr High?

The largest demographic group at Tantasqua Regional Sr High is White at 84.5% of enrollment, in Fiskdale, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Tantasqua Regional Sr High?

Tantasqua Regional Sr High has a Resource Investment Index of 54/100 (higher reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 5 factors: student-teacher ratio, AP course offerings, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Tantasqua Regional Sr High rank among public schools in Fiskdale?

By Resource Investment Index, Tantasqua Regional Sr High ranks #1 of 3 public schools in Fiskdale, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Fiskdale on the city page.

Is Tantasqua Regional Sr High a good school?

Tantasqua Regional Sr High earns 54/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 91% of Massachusetts schools. This is a resource snapshot, not an academic rating; see the Resource Investment Index question above for what the number does and doesn't measure.

What other schools are in Tantasqua?

Besides Tantasqua Regional Sr High, Tantasqua also operates Tantasqua Regional Jr High (576 students) and Tantasqua Regional Vocational (542 students). See the Tantasqua 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 2021-22) · 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.

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