Ralph C Mahar Regional

Ralph C Mahar Regional is an intimate 9-12 campus in Orange, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Ralph C Mahar. The school enrolls 509 students in grades 7 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 34% leaner than the state mean of about 777.

Operationally, Ralph C Mahar Regional answers to Ralph C Mahar, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Ralph C Mahar Regional shows that 80% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 89% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Ralph C Mahar Regional has 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Franklin County put the typical household earns roughly $74,907 per year, about 41% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Franklin County runs 36 public schools (combined enrollment of about 8,666 students), of which Ralph C Mahar Regional is one.

Nearest neighbor: Fisher Hill School, around 1.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 4 other public schools cluster around Ralph C Mahar Regional.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 21%: 641 students in 2018 compared to 509 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 85% to 80% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 10.8:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for Ralph C Mahar Regional typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.