Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical
1 high school in our rankings
Ranks #276 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grade 10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical is a public regional vocational-technical high school district serving the New Bedford area on Massachusetts' South Coast. The district draws students from communities in the surrounding region and operates Greater New Bedford Vocational Technical High School. New Bedford, a port city on Buzzards Bay, is known for its long whaling history, which played a central role in the city's growth during the 19th century. The district's career-focused programs prepare students for technical trades and skilled occupations alongside a standard academic curriculum.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Attendance, in the top 3% of districts. Students attend 96% of school days, vs 93.7% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 10% of districts.
- Trend: Math MCAS is down 24 points since 2023 (50% to 26%); statewide it fell 6 points.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 30 points since 2023 (55% to 25%); statewide it fell 13 points.
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Schools in Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Gr New Bedford Vocational Technical). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
48.4% female · 51.6% male · 0.1% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 197 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
7.1 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 1.9% missed 20% or more of school days