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Sutton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Sutton.

Sutton’s School Grade B better than 59% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,291
Schools
4
Spent per student
$20,066
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Sutton School District

  • Its letter, B: results better than 59% of Massachusetts districts
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 24% less per student than the MA average
  • 13 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B: better than 59% 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
BSutton 9,662

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Sutton. Grade by grade →

PK–2Sutton Early LearningThis district
3–5Sutton ElementaryThis district
6–8Sutton Middle SchoolThis district
9–12Sutton High SchoolThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency44%
State average 40.7% · 703 students tested
Reading / language arts47%
State average 43.7% · 705 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 91 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
$20,066 per student · 24% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 62%State 33%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,279’20
1,209’21
1,295’22
1,310’23
1,291’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Students
White 85%Hispanic 6%Two or more races 4%Asian 2%Black 2%

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.

Sutton Early Learning
Elementary · Grades PK–2 · Sutton
324 students13:1
Sutton Elementary
Elementary · Grades 3–5 · Sutton
B−
287 students12:1
Sutton Middle School
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Sutton
B
313 students14:1
Sutton High School
High · Grades 9–12 · Sutton
A
367 students13:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Douglas School DistrictDouglas
$20,618per student
Grafton School DistrictGrafton
$17,981per student
Millbury School DistrictMillbury
$21,856per student
Northbridge School DistrictNorthbridge
$20,749per 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.