Other / mixed grade configuration · Whately, MA
Whately Elementary
Federal NCES profile for Whately Elementary, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 65/100.
The verdict
Whately Elementary earns 65/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 85% of Massachusetts schools. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.
- 65
- Resource Index · Higher
- 9.5:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 133
- students enrolled
Whately Elementary has class sizes smaller than 85% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
School address
NCES ID 251287002126 Verify on NCES CCD record →
NCES CCD universe card
School universe 251287002126 · Whately, MA Other · SMALL · TRAD
133 enr · 9.5:1 · RII 65
Nearest enrollment peer: Ivalee Elementary School (200 students)
Whately Elementary CCD stamps from the federal school universe. NCES Common Core of Data stamps for this campus. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →
How Whately Elementary compares
Whately 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 | 9.5:1 | ▼ 23% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 133 | top 92% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Student demographics
Largest group: White at 94.0% of enrollment.
Simpson diversity index - at 11.5, Whately Elementary is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Whately, which includes Whately Elementary.
Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey District-level finance · FY 2022-23 Per-pupil expenditure reflects the district-wide average. Individual school budgets are not reported at the federal level.
Nationwide other 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 (~133 students)
Frequently asked questions about Whately Elementary
How many students attend Whately Elementary?
Whately Elementary has 133 students enrolled. It is a public school in Whately, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whately Elementary?
The student-teacher ratio at Whately Elementary is 9.5:1, which is 23% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 39% 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 Whately Elementary?
The largest demographic group at Whately Elementary is White at 94.0% of enrollment, in Whately, MA.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Whately Elementary?
Whately Elementary has a Resource Investment Index of 65/100 (higher 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 Whately?
None reported; Whately operates only Whately Elementary as a public school district in NCES's records.
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