Elementary school (grades K-5) · Princeton, MA

Thomas Prince

Federal NCES profile for Thomas Prince, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 35/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 251188001553
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👥 S:T ratio
43
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
0
📋 Attendance
68
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Thomas Prince earns 35/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes larger than 81% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

35
Resource Index · Typical
14.2:1
large classes for Massachusetts
355
students enrolled

Thomas Prince has class sizes larger than 81% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

Princeton, MA 01541
District: Wachusett · Massachusetts

NCES ID 251188001553 Verify on NCES CCD record →

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

+11 students YoY

Thomas Prince held near 353 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount).

Teacher FTE added 25.4 → 25.9 across the same CCD years.

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

Steady CCD campus

+11 students YoY 251188001553 · Princeton, MA Elementary · SMALL · TRAD

355 enr · 14.2:1 · RII 35

Nearest enrollment peer: Wachusett Regional High (1,779 students)

Thomas Prince held near 353 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (+11 headcount). Teacher FTE added 25.4 → 25.9 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

Thomas Prince in the enrollment neighbourhood

Fall enrollment among this campus and nearest district peers

students

What this shows Thomas Prince reports 355 students on the CCD universe file.

Source U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data (Public School Universe) As of 2024-25

How Thomas Prince compares

Thomas Prince 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 14.2:1 ▲ 15% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 355 top 61% - -

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

14.2:1
Leaner classes than 55% of US schools, a middle-of-the-pack class size.
355
Bigger than 40% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
14.2:1
students per teacher - 15% above state mean
Top 81% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 19% of state schools
Close to the 15:1 benchmark most often cited for individualized attention.
Engagement
13.0%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$17,894
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Close to the U.S. public-school average per-pupil spend.
Support staff
Counselors0.5 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 3 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.8 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection. Includes 1 expulsion.

Student demographics

White 91.0%
Hispanic or Latino 4.8%
Two or More 2.5%
African American 1.4%
Asian 0.3%

Largest group: White at 91.0% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 16.9/100

Simpson diversity index - at 16.9, Thomas Prince is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Wachusett reports $17,894 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

How Thomas Prince Compares to District-Mates

School Enrollment Economic Profile Student-Teacher Ratio
Wachusett Regional High Larger No free-lunch data Lower S:T ratio
Mountview Middle Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Dawson Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Leroy E.Mayo Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio
Paxton Center Larger No free-lunch data Similar S:T ratio

Comparisons are relative to Thomas Prince's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.

Other Schools in This District

Wachusett · 5 sibling schools

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Nationwide elementary 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 (~355 students)

Similar student-teacher ratio (~14.2:1)

Frequently asked questions about Thomas Prince

How many students attend Thomas Prince?

Thomas Prince has 355 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Princeton, MA. CCD year-over-year: 342 (2022-23) → 353 (2023-24), nearly flat (+11).

What is the student-teacher ratio at Thomas Prince?

The student-teacher ratio at Thomas Prince is 14.2:1, which is 15% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 10% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Thomas Prince?

The largest demographic group at Thomas Prince is White at 91.0% of enrollment, in Princeton, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Thomas Prince?

Thomas Prince has a Resource Investment Index of 35/100 (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).

What other schools are in Wachusett?

Besides Thomas Prince, Wachusett also operates Wachusett Regional High (1,779 students), Mountview Middle (773 students), and Dawson (487 students). See the Wachusett district page for the complete list.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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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