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C

Clinton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Clinton.

Clinton’s School Grade C better than 25% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
2,025
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,321
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Clinton School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 25% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the MA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 10.8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 25% 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
CClinton 15,718

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Clinton. Grade by grade →

PK–4Clinton ElementaryThis district
5–8Clinton Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Clinton Senior HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency27%
State average 40.7% · 1,005 students tested
Reading / language arts28%
State average 43.7% · 1,004 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.2% · 126 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
$20,321 per student · 23% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 33%State 57%Federal 10%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,827’20
1,905’21
1,972’22
1,989’23
2,025’24

Up 10.8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 49%Hispanic 45%Black 3%Two or more races 2%Asian 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Clinton Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–4 · Clinton
C
870 students13:1
Clinton Middle School
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Clinton
C−
573 students12:1
Clinton Senior High
High · Grades 9–12 · Clinton
B−
582 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Berlin-Boylston School DistrictBerlin, Boylston
$20,666per student
Nashoba School DistrictBolton, Lancaster
$22,648per student
Wachusett School DistrictSterling
$18,540per 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.