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Georgetown School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Georgetown.

Georgetown’s School Grade B better than 62% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,197
Schools
4
Spent per student
$20,348
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
14:1
The gist

What stands out about Georgetown School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 62% of Massachusetts districts
  • Reading proficiency 5 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the MA average
  • 14 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 62% 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 well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Georgetown. Grade by grade →

K–6Penn BrookThis district
7–8Georgetown Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Georgetown High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 40.7% · 671 students tested
Reading / language arts49%
State average 43.7% · 671 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 81 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
$20,348 per student · 23% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 32%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,218’20
1,276’21
1,270’22
1,262’23
1,197’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 90%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 3%Asian <1%Black <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.

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.