Whittier Regional Vocational Technical
1 high school in our rankings
Ranks #307 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.
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical is a public school district serving students from the surrounding communities of Merrimack Valley, located in northeastern Massachusetts. The district operates Whittier Regional Vocational High School, which focuses on career and technical education alongside a standard academic curriculum. The district's regional structure allows it to draw students from multiple member towns into a single vocational program. Its focus on hands-on trades and technical skills reflects a long-standing role in preparing students for both post-secondary study and direct entry into the workforce.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 27% of districts. 97.5% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: AP results rank in the bottom 3% of districts.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 18 points since 2023 (59% to 41%); statewide it fell 13 points.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 20% in 2022 to 15.3% in 2025.
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Schools in Whittier 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 (Whittier Regional Vocational). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
43.7% female · 55.7% male · 0.6% 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 124 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10.7 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 3.3% missed 20% or more of school days