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Ware School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Ware.

Ware’s School Grade D better than 11% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,082
Schools
3
Spent per student
$20,374
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
13:1
The gist

What stands out about Ware School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 11% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 17 pts below the state
  • Graduation rate 12 pts below the state
  • Spends 23% less per student than the MA average
  • 13 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 5.1% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 11% 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 below the state, 2021–22
D
GraduationFour-year graduation well below the state, class of 2023
D
The town it serves, and its School Grade

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Ware. Grade by grade →

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency23%
State average 40.7% · 606 students tested
Reading / language arts27%
State average 43.7% · 601 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)75–79%
State average 89.2% · 64 in the class

98% 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
$20,374 per student · 23% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 42%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 69%Federal 9%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,140’20
1,124’21
1,124’22
1,124’23
1,082’24

Down 5.1% since 2020–21.

Students
White 74%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 6%Black 3%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

3 public schools. 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.