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C

Lee School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 2 towns

Serves Lee and Tyringham.

Lee’s School Grade C better than 26% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
659
Schools
2
Spent per student
$26,132
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
9:1
The gist

What stands out about Lee School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 26% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 13 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 6 pts above the state
  • 9 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 26% 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
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
CLee 5,673Tyringham 422

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lee. Grade by grade →

PK–6Lee ElementaryThis district
7–12Lee Middle/High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency28%
State average 40.7% · 348 students tested
Reading / language arts44%
State average 43.7% · 348 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–100%
State average 89.2% · 59 in the class · small group: the state reports a range

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
$26,132 per student · 2% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 31%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 22%Federal 6%

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

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

Enrollment over time
683’20
660’21
666’22
646’23
659’24

Down 3.5% since 2020–21.

Students
White 80%Hispanic 14%Asian 3%Two or more races 2%Black 1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Lee Elementary
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Lee
C+
331 students9:1
Lee Middle/High School
High · Grades 7–12 · Lee
B
328 students9:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Central Berkshire School DistrictBecket, Washington
$21,946per student
Berkshire Hills School DistrictStockbridge
$33,510per student
Farmington River Regional School DistrictOtis
$48,922per student
Lee/Berkshire Hills in Farmington River RegionalOtis

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.