School district · Massachusetts

Quabbin

Quabbin in Massachusetts: 7 public schools with 2,111 students and 14.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,238 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,111
Students per teacher: 14.6; MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $21,238; MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 144
Counselors (FTE): 9.5
Students per counselor: 222; MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 1.9; Librarians (FTE): 0.8

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

36%proficient

−1.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 66% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

989 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

30%proficient

−6.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 73% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

987 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$14.9K15

$14.8K16

$15.0K17

$16.1K18

$17.4K19

$18.5K20

$19.5K21

$19.8K22

$20.3K23

$21.2K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 7.2% · $3.7M
State: 47% · $24.3M
Local: 45% · $23.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $11,858
Support services: $9,380
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $515K
Long-term debt: $420K

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
New Braintree GradeFree meals for all	Pre-K	29	14.5	—	—	New Braintree
Hardwick ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	169	12.5	41%	31%	Gilbertville
Hubbardston CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	304	19.9	48%	42%	Hubbardston
Oakham CenterFree meals for all	K–5	152	14.6	44%	41%	Oakham
Ruggles LaneFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	402	15.6	36%	31%	Barre
Quabbin Regional Middle School	6–8	510	14.7	32%	26%	Barre
Quabbin Regional High SchoolFree meals for all	9–12	545	12.9	—	—	Barre

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 872 South Street, Barre, MA 01005
Phone: (978)355-4668

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.