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Bourne, Massachusetts - 4 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Bourne #68 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $24,283 per pupil, Bourne ranks #107 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
1,568
Total Enrollment
4
Schools
$24,283
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Middle
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Bourne operates 4 public schools serving 1,568 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined, 1 middle, 1 elementary, 1 high schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Barnstable County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $24,283 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 63.6% local, 28.9% state, and 7.5% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 50/100, ranked #68 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 4 schools offering Advanced Placement (10 AP courses district-wide), a 284:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 29.2% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 80.1% White, 7.0% Hispanic or Latino, 2.4% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Bournedale Elementary School, with a diversity index of 37.0/100.
Its largest campus is Bournedale Elementary School, enrolling 425 students (28% of the district's total enrollment).
Bournedale Elementary School accounts for 27.1% of all Bourne student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Bourne-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Bourne student-counselor ratio is 284:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Bourne is typically wider than the Bourne-aggregate figure suggests.
Bourne chronic absenteeism rate is 29.2% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Bourne is typically wider than the Bourne-aggregate figure suggests.