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B+

Tisbury School District

Public school districtGrades PK–8

Serves Tisbury.

Tisbury’s School Grade B+ better than 71% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
312
Schools
1
Spent per student
$46,635
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
8:1
The gist

What stands out about Tisbury School District

  • Its letter, B+: results better than 70% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts above the state
  • Spends 76% more per student than the MA average
  • 8 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 8% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B+: better than 70% 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
B+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Tisbury. Grade by grade →

PK–8Tisbury ElementaryThis district
9–12Martha's Vineyard Regional HighMartha's Vineyard School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency55–59%
State average 40.7% · 165 students tested
Reading / language arts45–49%
State average 43.7% · 163 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 87% at Martha's Vineyard, which runs the high school (state 89.2%) · class of 2023.

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
$46,635 per student · 76% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 69%Support & administration 27%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 72%State 27%Federal 2%

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

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

Enrollment over time
289’20
286’21
272’22
271’23
312’24

Up 8% since 2020–21.

Students
White 49%Hispanic 37%Black 8%Two or more races 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 2%

Schools in the district

1 public school. 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.