Other / mixed grade configuration · Southampton, MA

William E Norris

Federal NCES profile for William E Norris, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 37/100.

2024-25 NCES dataOther / mixed grade configurationNCES 251095001758
0/100100/10037/100
👥 S:T ratio
50
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
5
📋 Attendance
63
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

William E Norris earns 37/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the Massachusetts median. It is also less racially and ethnically mixed than most Massachusetts schools.

37
Resource Index · Typical
12.5:1
students per teacher
475
students enrolled

William E Norris has class sizes near the Massachusetts median. Computed live against every Massachusetts school reporting to NCES.

School address

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

-6 students YoY

William E Norris held near 471 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount).

Teacher FTE lost 38.1 → 36.5 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Steady CCD campus

-6 students YoY 251095001758 · Southampton, MA Other · SMALL · TRAD

475 enr · 12.5:1 · RII 37

Nearest enrollment peer: Johnson Elementary School (475 students)

William E Norris held near 471 students from 2022-23 to 2023-24 (-6 headcount). Teacher FTE lost 38.1 → 36.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · Massachusetts schools → · Find another →

How William E Norris compares

William E Norris held steady on CCD headcount: ratios and free-lunch share vs Massachusetts and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs Massachusetts Massachusetts avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 12.5:1 ▲ 2% 12.3:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 475 top 40% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

12.5:1
Leaner classes than 71% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
475
Bigger than 58% of US schools by enrollment, mid-sized for the country.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
12.5:1
students per teacher - 2% above state mean
Top 61% in Massachusetts - lower ratio than 39% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
14.7%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
In the 10-15% range, above the pre-pandemic national baseline but within the broader post-pandemic picture.
Funding equity
$15,491
per pupil, district-wide - below Massachusetts avg of $23,695
Somewhat below the U.S. average per-pupil spend; funding constraints may affect programs, facilities, and staffing.
Support staff
Counselors1.0 FTE
Per 475 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
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.

Student demographics

White 88.8%
Hispanic or Latino 8.0%
Two or More 2.9%
Asian 0.2%

Largest group: White at 88.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 20.4/100

Simpson diversity index - at 20.4, William E Norris is less mixed than the Massachusetts school average of 47.3.

Programs

District finance for Southampton reports $15,491 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

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.

Frequently asked questions about William E Norris

How many students attend William E Norris?

William E Norris has 475 students enrolled. It is a public school in Southampton, MA. CCD year-over-year: 477 (2022-23) → 471 (2023-24), nearly flat (-6).

What is the student-teacher ratio at William E Norris?

The student-teacher ratio at William E Norris is 12.5:1, which is 2% higher than the Massachusetts average of 12.3:1 and 20% lower than the national average of 15.7:1.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of William E Norris?

The largest demographic group at William E Norris is White at 88.8% of enrollment, in Southampton, MA.

What is the Resource Investment Index for William E Norris?

William E Norris has a Resource Investment Index of 37/100 (typical 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 Southampton?

None reported; Southampton operates only William E Norris as a public school district in NCES's records.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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