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Sharon School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Sharon.

Sharon’s School Grade A better than 90% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
3,468
Schools
6
Spent per student
$22,609
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Sharon School District

  • Its letter, A: results better than 90% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 28 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 21 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 15% less per student than the MA average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A: better than 90% 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
ASharon 18,798

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sharon. Grade by grade →

K–53 elementary schoolsThis district
6–8Sharon MiddleThis district
9–12Sharon HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency69%
State average 40.7% · 1,916 students tested
Reading / language arts65%
State average 43.7% · 1,923 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)97%
State average 89.2% · 289 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
$22,609 per student · 15% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 68%Support & administration 32%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 28%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,493’20
3,537’21
3,542’22
3,436’23
3,468’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 49%Asian 30%Two or more races 8%Hispanic 7%Black 6%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Sharon Early Childhood Center
Prekindergarten · Grades PK · Sharon
56 students11:1
Heights Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sharon
A
545 students17:1
East Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sharon
A
458 students16:1
Cottage Street
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Sharon
A−
433 students16:1
Sharon Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sharon
A−
815 students11:1
Sharon High
High · Grades 9–12 · Sharon
A+
1,161 students12:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Canton School DistrictCanton
$22,883per student
Foxborough School DistrictFoxborough
$23,542per student
Norwood School DistrictNorwood
$23,706per student
Stoughton School DistrictStoughton
$21,622per 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.