Enrollment
78
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
Elementary school (grades K-5) · Wellfleet, MA
Wellfleet Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Wellfleet Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 33/100.
2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 251230002031
👥 S:T ratio 69
🌟 Gifted program 30
📋 Attendance 0
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Wellfleet Elementary earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts.
- 33
- Resource Index · Typical
- 7.8:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 78
- students enrolled
Wellfleet Elementary has class sizes smaller than 95% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
District: Wellfleet · Massachusetts
NCES ID 251230002031 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
10.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
7.8:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-37% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Wellfleet Elementary compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Wellfleet Elementary
Wellfleet Elementary is a small elementary school in Wellfleet, Massachusetts, enrolling 78 students.
Classes run notably small here: at 7.8:1, Wellfleet Elementary is leaner than roughly 95% of Massachusetts schools and 37% under the state's 12.3:1 norm, more adult attention per pupil than most peers.
This is a small campus: fewer students than 96% of Massachusetts schools, with 78 enrolled.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the lower third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is led by White (77%) and Two or More (13%) (diversity index 39/100).
Chronic absenteeism is elevated: 75.6% of students missed 10% or more of school days (2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection).
The surrounding Wellfleet spends $36,232 per pupil, 61% above the Massachusetts average, a better-resourced district than most.
Its district draws 26.5% of revenue from federal sources, an above-typical federal share that tends to track a higher-need student population.
Wellfleet operates only this one school, so Wellfleet Elementary has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 78 students, it is also a small operation, on the smaller end of Massachusetts's single-school districts.
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 Wellfleet Elementary compares
Wellfleet 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 | 7.8:1 | ▼ 37% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 78 | top 96% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
7.8:1
Leaner classes than 95% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
78
Bigger than 8% of US schools by enrollment, a small campus.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
7.8:1
students per teacher
- 37% below state mean
Top 5% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 95% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
75.6%
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
$36,232
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
Counselors0.0 FTE
Student-support staffing from the Civil Rights Data Collection.
Discipline context
0
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.0 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.0 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 76.9%
Two or More 12.8%
Hispanic or Latino 6.4%
African American 2.6%
Asian 1.3%
Largest group: White at 76.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 38.7/100
Simpson diversity index - at 38.7, Wellfleet Elementary is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Wellfleet, which includes Wellfleet Elementary.
$36,232
Per student
+61%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+118%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 3.0%
State 70.5%
Federal 26.5%
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 elementary 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 (~78 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~7.8:1)
Next steps
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Frequently asked questions about Wellfleet Elementary
How many students attend Wellfleet Elementary?
Wellfleet Elementary has 78 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Wellfleet, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Wellfleet Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Wellfleet Elementary is 7.8:1, which is 37% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 50% 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 Wellfleet Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Wellfleet Elementary is White at 76.9% of enrollment, in Wellfleet, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Wellfleet Elementary?
Wellfleet Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 33/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 3 factors: student-teacher ratio, attendance rates. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).
Is Wellfleet Elementary a good school?
Wellfleet Elementary earns 33/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 95% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the smallest schools in Massachusetts. 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 Wellfleet?
None reported; Wellfleet operates only Wellfleet Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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