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Lenox School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Lenox.

Lenox’s School Grade A better than 86% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
771
Schools
2
Spent per student
$25,047
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
9:1
The gist

What stands out about Lenox School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 86% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the MA average
  • 9 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 86% 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
ALenox 5,059

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Lenox. Grade by grade →

PK–5MorrisThis district
6–12Lenox Memorial HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency59%
State average 40.7% · 385 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 43.7% · 385 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 62 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
$25,047 per student · 6% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 66%Support & administration 34%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 78%State 16%Federal 7%

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

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

Enrollment over time
750’20
722’21
770’22
783’23
771’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 77%Hispanic 10%Asian 6%Two or more races 6%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <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.

Morris
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Lenox
B+
332 students11:1
Lenox Memorial High
High · Grades 6–12 · Lenox
A−
439 students8:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Berkshire Hills School DistrictStockbridge
$33,510per student
Central Berkshire School DistrictWashington
$21,946per student
Lee School DistrictLee
$26,132per student
Pittsfield School District in RichmondRichmond

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.