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Wales School District

Public school districtGrades PK–6

Serves Wales.

Wales’ School Grade B better than 58% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
93
Schools
1
Spent per student
$33,688
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
9:1
The gist

What stands out about Wales School District

  • Its letter, C: results better than 34% of Massachusetts districts
  • Reading proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Spends 27% more per student than the MA average
  • 9 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 25% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C: better than 34% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C+
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Wales. Grade by grade →

PK–6Wales ElementaryThis district
7–8Tantasqua Regional Jr HighTantasqua School District
9–12Tantasqua Regional Sr HighTantasqua School District

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22
Math proficiency40–49%
State average 40.7% · 57 students tested
Reading / language arts30–39%
State average 43.7% · 57 students tested

95% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 92% at Tantasqua, 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
$33,688 per student · 27% above MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 41%Support & administration 59%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 9%State 75%Federal 16%

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

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

Enrollment over time
124’20
118’21
96’22
93’23
93’24

Down 25% since 2020–21.

Students
White 88%Hispanic 6%Black 4%American Indian/Alaska Native 1%

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.