Enrollment
1,285
Massachusetts · 2024-25 NCES data
High school (grades 9-12) · Haverhill, MA
Whittier Regional Vocational
Federal NCES profile for Whittier Regional Vocational, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 41/100.
2024-25 NCES dataHigh school (grades 9-12)NCES 251295002300
👥 S:T ratio 58
📚 AP courses 5
🌟 Gifted program 30
🎓 Counselors 63
📋 Attendance 50
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →
The verdict
Whittier Regional Vocational earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the largest schools in Massachusetts.
- #3 of 17
- public schools in Haverhill · Resource Index
- 41
- Resource Index · Typical
- 10.5:1
- small classes for Massachusetts
- 1,285
- students enrolled
Whittier Regional Vocational has class sizes smaller than 73% of Massachusetts schools. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.
By Resource Investment Index, Whittier Regional Vocational ranks #3 of 17 public schools in Haverhill, MA.
School address
District: Whittier Regional Vocational Technical · Massachusetts
NCES ID 251295002300 Verify on NCES CCD record →
Teachers (FTE)
122.0
Federal CCD staff survey
Students per teacher
10.5:1
vs 12.3:1 Massachusetts avg
-15% vs state
Student-teacher ratio in context
How Whittier Regional Vocational compares with Massachusetts and U.S. medians
What stands out at Whittier Regional Vocational
Whittier Regional Vocational is a large high school in Haverhill, Massachusetts, enrolling 1,285 students.
Class sizes run a bit leaner than typical: 10.5:1 puts it in the smaller third of Massachusetts schools by student-teacher ratio.
By headcount it is one of the larger campuses in Massachusetts, bigger than 96% of state schools at 1,285 students.
Its Resource Investment Index lands in the upper third of 1,831 scored Massachusetts schools.
Its student body is led by White (60%) and Hispanic or Latino (30%) (diversity index 55/100).
On the academic-pipeline side it reports 1 Advanced Placement course.
Counselor coverage is strong, about 184 students per counselor, inside the American School Counselor Association's recommended 250:1.
Attendance runs somewhat below the norm, with 20.0% of students chronically absent per the 2021-22 civil-rights collection.
Among Haverhill's high schools, it stands alongside Haverhill High (1,922 students): Whittier Regional Vocational is smaller than that campus by headcount and runs leaner classes (10.5:1 vs 12.7:1).
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical operates only this one school, so Whittier Regional Vocational has no district-mates to compare against locally. At 1,285 students, it is also among the largest single-school districts in Massachusetts, well beyond the enrollment of a typical standalone charter.
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 Whittier Regional Vocational compares
Whittier Regional Vocational on the metrics families compare, against Massachusetts and U.S. means.
| Metric | This school | vs Massachusetts | Massachusetts avg | U.S. avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students per teacher | 10.5:1 | ▼ 15% | 12.3:1 | 15.7:1 |
| Enrollment | 1,285 | top 4% | - | - |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25
10.5:1
Leaner classes than 86% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
1,285
Bigger than 95% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.
Equity indicators (what these measure)
Staffing depth
10.5:1
students per teacher
- 15% below state mean
Top 27% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 73% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
20.0%
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
$23,576
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
Counselors7.0 FTE
Per 184 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
14
in-school suspensions + 30 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 1.1 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 3.4 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 59.9%
Hispanic or Latino 30.3%
Two or More 4.7%
African American 3.1%
Asian 1.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.1%
Largest group: White at 59.9% of enrollment.
Student-body diversity index 54.6/100
Simpson diversity index - at 54.6, Whittier Regional Vocational is more mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.
Programs
AP courses offered 1
Funding & spending
District-wide per-pupil expenditure for Whittier Regional Vocational Technical, which includes Whittier Regional Vocational.
$23,576
Per student
+5%
vs Massachusetts
Avg $22,458
+42%
vs U.S.
Avg $16,593
Revenue mix
Local 46.2%
State 45.1%
Federal 8.6%
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 high schools in Haverhill
1 comparable high schools (grades 9-12) serving the same city.
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 (~1,285 students)
Similar student-teacher ratio (~10.5:1)
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Frequently asked questions about Whittier Regional Vocational
How many students attend Whittier Regional Vocational?
Whittier Regional Vocational has 1,285 students enrolled. It is a high school in Haverhill, MA.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Whittier Regional Vocational?
The student-teacher ratio at Whittier Regional Vocational is 10.5:1, which is 15% lower than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 33% 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 Whittier Regional Vocational?
The largest demographic group at Whittier Regional Vocational is White at 59.9% of enrollment, in Haverhill, MA. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 54.6/100.
What is the Resource Investment Index for Whittier Regional Vocational?
Whittier Regional Vocational has a Resource Investment Index of 41/100 (typical 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).
How does Whittier Regional Vocational rank among public schools in Haverhill?
By Resource Investment Index, Whittier Regional Vocational ranks #3 of 17 public schools in Haverhill, MA. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all public schools in Haverhill on the city page.
Is Whittier Regional Vocational a good school?
Whittier Regional Vocational earns 41/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 73% of Massachusetts schools. It is also one of the largest 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 Whittier Regional Vocational Technical?
None reported; Whittier Regional Vocational Technical operates only Whittier Regional Vocational as a public school district in NCES's records.
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