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C

Bourne School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Bourne.

Bourne’s School Grade C better than 29% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,519
Schools
4
Spent per student
$25,942
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
10:1
The gist

What stands out about Bourne School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 29% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 11 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 7.9% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 29% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CBourne 20,772

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bourne. Grade by grade →

PK–2Bournedale Elementary SchoolThis district
3–5Bourne Intermediate SchoolThis district
6–8Bourne Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Bourne High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency30%
State average 40.7% · 905 students tested
Reading / language arts32%
State average 43.7% · 903 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.2% · 94 in the class

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
$25,942 per student · 2% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 65%Support & administration 35%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 27%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,650’20
1,557’21
1,554’22
1,563’23
1,519’24

Down 7.9% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 7%Asian 2%Black 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Bournedale Elementary School
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Bournedale
425 students13:1
Bourne Intermediate School
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Bourne
C+
359 students10:1
Bourne Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Bourne
C
394 students9:1
Bourne High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Bourne
B+
341 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Falmouth School DistrictFalmouth
$27,723per student
Marion School DistrictMarion
$25,059per student
Old Rochester School DistrictMarion
$23,351per student
Plymouth School DistrictPlymouth
$24,163per student

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.