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Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical

Public school districtGrades 9–12

Serves Bourne.

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

Students
838
Schools
1
Spent per student
$26,804
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
10:1
The gist

What stands out about Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical

  • Its letter, B: results better than 56% of Massachusetts districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • 10 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 16.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 56% 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 close to the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade
CBourne 20,323

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Bourne. Grade by grade →

PK–2Bournedale Elementary SchoolBourne School District
3–5Bourne Intermediate SchoolBourne School District
6–8Bourne Middle SchoolBourne School District
9–12Bourne High SchoolBourne School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency35–39%
State average 40.7% · 183 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 43.7% · 183 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 156 in the class

98% 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
$26,804 per student · 1% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 59%Support & administration 41%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 59%State 37%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
722’20
744’21
769’22
826’23
838’24

Up 16.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical
High · Grades 9–12 · Bourne
B−
838 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.