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Hanover School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Hanover.

Hanover’s School Grade A− better than 78% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
2,550
Schools
4
Spent per student
$18,742
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
15:1
The gist

What stands out about Hanover School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 78% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 14 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 12 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 29% less per student than the MA average
  • 15 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 78% 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 above the state, 2021–22
A−
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 Hanover. Grade by grade →

PK–1Cedar ElementaryThis district
2–4Center ElementaryThis district
5–8Hanover MiddleThis district
9–12Hanover HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency55%
State average 40.7% · 1,370 students tested
Reading / language arts56%
State average 43.7% · 1,367 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 166 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
$18,742 per student · 29% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 32%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 70%State 26%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
2,614’20
2,596’21
2,579’22
2,602’23
2,550’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 91%Hispanic 3%Asian 2%Two or more races 2%Black 1%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.

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.