Massachusetts public schools with the fewest students per teacher

North Brookfield High in North Brookfield had the fewest students per full-time teacher of any Massachusetts public school with 100 or more students in 2024-25: 5.5, against a state average of 12.0 (U.S. 15.3). A low ratio counts every teacher, including specialists, so it is not the same as class size.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · schools open that year with 100+ students; online, alternative, special-education, juvenile-justice and part-time programs left out · method

Students per teacher, Massachusetts, 2024-25North Brookfield High 5.5; Erving Elementary 6.1; Smith Academy 6.1; Anne T. Dunphy School 6.5; Baystate Academy Charter Public School 6.7; Frederick Pilot Middle School 6.7; West Tisbury Elementary 6.8; Lyon K-8 School 6.8; Shutesbury Elementary 6.8; Vassal Lane Upper School 7.0; Massachusetts 12.0.051015North Brookfield High5.5Erving Elementary6.1Smith Academy6.1Anne T. Dunphy School6.5Baystate Academy Charter Public School6.7Frederick Pilot Middle School6.7West Tisbury Elementary6.8Lyon K-8 School6.8Shutesbury Elementary6.8Vassal Lane Upper School7.0Massachusetts 12.0
Students per teacher, Massachusetts, 2024-25North Brookfield High 5.5; Erving Elementary 6.1; Smith Academy 6.1; Anne T. Dunphy School 6.5; Baystate Academy Charter Public School 6.7; Frederick Pilot Middle School 6.7; West Tisbury Elementary 6.8; Lyon K-8 School 6.8; Shutesbury Elementary 6.8; Vassal Lane Upper School 7.0; Massachusetts 12.0.051015North Brookfield High5.5Erving Elementary6.1Smith Academy6.1Anne T. Dunphy School6.5Baystate Academy Charter Public Sch…6.7Frederick Pilot Middle School6.7West Tisbury Elementary6.8Lyon K-8 School6.8Shutesbury Elementary6.8Vassal Lane Upper School7.0Massachusetts 12.0
Students per teacher, Massachusetts, 2024-25North Brookfield High 5.5; Erving Elementary 6.1; Smith Academy 6.1; Anne T. Dunphy School 6.5; Baystate Academy Charter Public School 6.7; Frederick Pilot Middle School 6.7; West Tisbury Elementary 6.8; Lyon K-8 School 6.8; Shutesbury Elementary 6.8; Vassal Lane Upper School 7.0; Massachusetts 12.0.051015North Brookfield High5.5Erving Elementary6.1Smith Academy6.1Anne T. Dunphy School6.5Baystate Academy Charter Public School6.7Frederick Pilot Middle School6.7West Tisbury Elementary6.8Lyon K-8 School6.8Shutesbury Elementary6.8Vassal Lane Upper School7.0Massachusetts 12.0
Students per teacher, Massachusetts, 2024-25North Brookfield High 5.5; Erving Elementary 6.1; Smith Academy 6.1; Anne T. Dunphy School 6.5; Baystate Academy Charter Public School 6.7; Frederick Pilot Middle School 6.7; West Tisbury Elementary 6.8; Lyon K-8 School 6.8; Shutesbury Elementary 6.8; Vassal Lane Upper School 7.0; Massachusetts 12.0.051015North Brookfield High5.5Erving Elementary6.1Smith Academy6.1Anne T. Dunphy School6.5Baystate Academy Charter Public School6.7Frederick Pilot Middle School6.7West Tisbury Elementary6.8Lyon K-8 School6.8Shutesbury Elementary6.8Vassal Lane Upper School7.0Massachusetts 12.0

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 lowest ratios

SchoolDistrictStudentsPer teacher
North Brookfield HighNorth Brookfield Public Schools1575.5
Erving ElementaryErving1136.1
Smith AcademyHatfield Public Schools1096.1
Anne T. Dunphy SchoolWilliamsburg1116.5
Baystate Academy Charter Public SchoolBaystate Academy3886.7
Frederick Pilot Middle SchoolBoston Public Schools2156.7
West Tisbury ElementaryUp-Island Regional3216.8
Lyon K-8 SchoolBoston Public Schools1436.8
Shutesbury ElementaryShutesbury1256.8
Vassal Lane Upper SchoolCambridge2987.0
StearnsPittsfield Public Schools2247.0
Kennedy-LongfellowCambridge2157.0
Adams Elementary SchoolBoston Public Schools2377.1
Douglas High SchoolDouglas Public School District2677.2
Sunderland ElementarySunderland1747.2
The other 35 on the list
SchoolDistrictStudentsPer teacher
Edgartown ElementaryEdgartown3577.3
Excel High SchoolBoston Public Schools3017.3
Fletcher/Maynard AcademyCambridge2497.3
Hopkins AcademyHadley Public Schools2037.3
Orleans ElementaryOrleans1497.3
Martha's Vineyard Charter Public SchoolMartha's Vineyard Charter Public School (District)1767.5
Conley Elementary SchoolBoston Public Schools1487.5
Lenox Memorial HighLenox Public Schools4397.6
Tantasqua Regional Senior HighTantasqua6327.7
Oak Bluffs ElementaryOak Bluffs4027.7
Gateway Regional HighGateway Regional School District3337.7
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School LowerBoston Public Schools1967.7
Provincetown SchoolsProvincetown1527.7
Margaret C EllsSpringfield Public Schools1417.7
Libertas Academy Charter SchoolLibertas Academy5637.8
Mt Everett RegionalSouthern Berkshire Regional School District2787.8
Tisbury ElementaryTisbury3127.9
Conway GrammarConway1527.9
Curley K-8 SchoolBoston Public Schools9028.0
CunniffWatertown Public Schools3208.0
Eastham ElementaryEastham1778.0
Chatham Elementary SchoolMonomoy Regional School District1468.0
Charlestown High SchoolBoston Public Schools7548.1
Minuteman Regional HighMinuteman Regional Vocational Technical High School6698.1
Henderson K-12 Inclusion School UpperBoston Public Schools6318.1
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter SchoolPioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School5848.2
Hanscom MiddleLincoln Public Schools4938.2
Haley Pilot SchoolBoston Public Schools3608.2
Webster SchoolEverett3518.2
Monson High SchoolMonson Schools2808.2
Daniel L Joyce Middle SchoolWoburn Public Schools4558.3
Rockport HighRockport Public Schools3678.3
Cambridge Street Upper SchoolCambridge3018.3
HaggertyCambridge2508.3
Whately ElementaryWhately1338.3

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership divided by full-time-equivalent teachers.

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Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School membership and staff files · 2024-25

Compiled from official source data by .