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Acushnet School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Acushnet.

Acushnet’s School Grade B better than 60% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
920
Schools
2
Spent per student
$17,993
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Acushnet School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 60% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 10 pts above the state
  • Spends 32% less per student than the MA average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 60% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well above the state, 2021–22
B
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Acushnet. Grade by grade →

PK–4Acushnet Elementary SchoolThis district
5–8Albert F Ford Middle SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency51%
State average 40.7% · 615 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 43.7% · 616 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$17,993 per student · 32% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 43%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 15%State 72%Federal 13%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
910’20
935’21
963’22
937’23
920’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 87%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 3%Black 1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

2 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.