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B−

Fairhaven School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Fairhaven.

Fairhaven’s School Grade B− better than 54% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,727
Schools
4
Spent per student
$19,103
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
12:1
The gist

What stands out about Fairhaven School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 54% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 9 pts above the state
  • Spends 28% less per student than the MA average
  • 12 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 10% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 54% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
B−Fairhaven 16,110

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Fairhaven. Grade by grade →

PK–52 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Hastings MiddleThis district
9–12Fairhaven HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency50%
State average 40.7% · 967 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 43.7% · 971 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.2% · 172 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
$19,103 per student · 28% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 57%Support & administration 39%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 37%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,918’20
1,846’21
1,826’22
1,759’23
1,727’24

Down 10% since 2020–21.

Students
White 81%Hispanic 9%Two or more races 5%Black 2%Asian 2%American Indian/Alaska Native <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.

Leroy Wood
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fairhaven
B+
428 students14:1
East Fairhaven
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Fairhaven
B+
316 students11:1
Hastings Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Fairhaven
C+
415 students12:1
Fairhaven High
High · Grades 9–12 · Fairhaven
B+
568 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Acushnet School DistrictAcushnet
$17,993per student
Fairhaven/New Bedford School Districts in AcushnetAcushnet
Mattapoisett School DistrictMattapoisett
$28,080per student
New Bedford School DistrictNew Bedford
$25,307per 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.