Enrollment
538
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Byfield, MA
Triton Regional High School
Federal NCES profile for Triton Regional High School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 51/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 251174001932
👥 S:T ratio 63
📚 AP courses 75
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 73
📋 Attendance 13
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Triton Regional High School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.
- 51
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.3:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 538
- students enrolled
Triton Regional High School has class sizes smaller than 87% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
Teachers (FTE)
58.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
9.3:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-24% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Triton Regional High School compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Triton Regional High School
Triton Regional High School is a mid-sized high school in Byfield, Massachusetts, enrolling 538 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 9.3:1, Triton Regional High School is leaner than roughly 87% of Massachusetts schools and 24% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
Enrollment of 538 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 (88% of enrollment), among the less diverse in the state (diversity index 22/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 15 Advanced Placement courses.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 135 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 34.8% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
Triton also operates Pine Grove (429 students) and Newbury Elementary (424 students) alongside Triton Regional High School.
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 Triton Regional High School compares
Triton Regional High School on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 9.3:1 | ▼ 24% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 538 | top 32% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
9.3:1
Leaner classes than 92% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
538
Bigger than 66% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
9.3:1
students per teacher
- 24% below state mean
Top 13% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 87% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
34.8%
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
$23,445
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
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 135 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
6
in-school suspensions + 11 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.2 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 87.9%
Hispanic or Latino 6.0%
Asian 3.6%
Two or More 1.7%
African American 0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.2%
Largest group: White at 87.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 22.2/100
Simpson diversity index - at 22.2, Triton Regional High School is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 15
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Triton, which includes Triton Regional High School.
$23,445
Per student
+4%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+41%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 64.5%
State 28.7%
Federal 6.9%
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.
How Triton Regional High School Compares to District-Mates
| School | Enrollment | Economic Profile | Student-Teacher Ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Grove | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Newbury Elementary | Similar size | No free-lunch data | Higher S:T ratio |
| Salisbury Elementary | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
| Triton Regional Middle School | Smaller | No free-lunch data | Similar S:T ratio |
Comparisons are relative to Triton Regional High School's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data.
Other Schools in This District
- Enrollment
- 429
- Students per teacher
- 11.6:1
- Resource Index
- 38/100
- Enrollment
- 424
- Students per teacher
- 11.2:1
- Resource Index
- 41/100
- Enrollment
- 386
- Students per teacher
- 9.9:1
- Resource Index
- 34/100
- Enrollment
- 297
- Students per teacher
- 9.6:1
- Resource Index
- 47/100
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.
Similar enrollment (~538 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~9.3:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Triton Regional High School
How many students attend Triton Regional High School?
Triton Regional High School has 538 students enrolled. It is a high school in Byfield, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Triton Regional High School?
The student-teacher ratio at Triton Regional High School is 9.3:1, which is 24% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 41% 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 Triton Regional High School?
The largest demographic group at Triton Regional High School is White at 87.9% of enrollment, in Byfield, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Triton Regional High School?
Triton Regional High School has a Resource Investment Index of 51/100 (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).
Is Triton Regional High School a good school?
Triton Regional High School earns 51/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 87% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most 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 Triton?
Besides Triton Regional High School, Triton also operates Pine Grove (429 students), Newbury Elementary (424 students), and Salisbury Elementary (386 students). See the Triton district page for the complete list.
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