Enrollment
312
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Other / mixed grade configuration · Vineyard Haven, MA
Tisbury Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Tisbury Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 44/100.
2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 251257002054
👥 S:T ratio 67
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 69
📋 Attendance 9
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Tisbury Elementary earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% of Massachusetts schools.
- 44
- Resource Index · Typical
- 8.2:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 312
- students enrolled
Tisbury Elementary has class sizes smaller than 94% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Tisbury · Massachusetts
NCES ID 251257002054 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
38.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
8.2:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-33% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Tisbury Elementary compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Tisbury Elementary
Tisbury Elementary is a mid-sized combined-grade school in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, enrolling 312 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 8.2:1, Tisbury Elementary is leaner than roughly 94% of Massachusetts schools and 33% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 312 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 (49%) and Hispanic or Latino (37%) (diversity index 62/100).
Counselor coverage is strong, about 156 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 36.5% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Tisbury spends $39,259 per pupil, 75% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
Tisbury operates only this one school, so Tisbury 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 Tisbury Elementary compares
Tisbury 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 | 8.2:1 | ▼ 33% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 312 | top 68% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
8.2:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
312
Bigger than 34% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
8.2:1
students per teacher
- 33% below state mean
Top 6% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 94% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
36.5%
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
$39,259
per pupil, district-wide
- above Massachusetts avg of $22,458
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors2.0 FTE
Per 156 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
1
in-school suspensions + 6 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.3 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 2.2 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 48.7%
Hispanic or Latino 37.2%
African American 7.7%
Two or More 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 1.9%
Largest group: White at 48.7% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 61.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 61.6, Tisbury Elementary is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Tisbury, which includes Tisbury Elementary.
$39,259
Per student
+75%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+137%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 54.6%
State 42.4%
Federal 2.9%
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.
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 (~312 students)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Tisbury Elementary
How many students attend Tisbury Elementary?
Tisbury Elementary has 312 students enrolled. It is a public school in Vineyard Haven, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Tisbury Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Tisbury Elementary is 8.2:1, which is 33% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 48% 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 Tisbury Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Tisbury Elementary is White at 48.7% of enrollment, in Vineyard Haven, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 61.6/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Tisbury Elementary?
Tisbury Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 44/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, counselor availability, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Tisbury Elementary a good school?
Tisbury Elementary earns 44/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 94% 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 Tisbury?
None reported; Tisbury operates only Tisbury Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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