Hanover

Public school district · Plymouth County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2505790

Hanover spent $18,904 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 79% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $21,173). Its 4 schools enrolled 2,550 students in 2024-25; 27.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,742 per student, down 0.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Massachusetts districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Hanover in enrollment (2,531 to 2,672 students) and Hanover itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Hanover, FY23Dedham Public Schools $27,349; Randolph $26,523; Bedford $23,503; Sudbury Public Schools $23,100; Marblehead Public Schools $22,906; Northampton Public Schools $21,537; Medfield Public Schools $20,797; East Longmeadow $19,224; Hanover $18,904; Auburn Public Schools $17,669; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kDedham Public Schools$27,349Randolph$26,523Bedford$23,503Sudbury Public Schools$23,100Marblehead Public Schools$22,906Northampton Public Schools$21,537Medfield Public Schools$20,797East Longmeadow$19,224Hanover$18,904Auburn Public Schools$17,669State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Hanover, FY23Dedham Public Schools $27,349; Randolph $26,523; Bedford $23,503; Sudbury Public Schools $23,100; Marblehead Public Schools $22,906; Northampton Public Schools $21,537; Medfield Public Schools $20,797; East Longmeadow $19,224; Hanover $18,904; Auburn Public Schools $17,669; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kDedham Public Schools$27,349Randolph$26,523Bedford$23,503Sudbury Public Schools$23,100Marblehead Public Schools$22,906Northampton Public Schools$21,537Medfield Public Schools$20,797East Longmeadow$19,224Hanover$18,904Auburn Public Schools$17,669State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Hanover, FY23Dedham Public Schools $27,349; Randolph $26,523; Bedford $23,503; Sudbury Public Schools $23,100; Marblehead Public Schools $22,906; Northampton Public Schools $21,537; Medfield Public Schools $20,797; East Longmeadow $19,224; Hanover $18,904; Auburn Public Schools $17,669; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kDedham Public Schools$27,349Randolph$26,523Bedford$23,503Sudbury Public Schools$23,100Marblehead Public Schools$22,906Northampton Public Schools$21,537Medfield Public Schools$20,797East Longmeadow$19,224Hanover$18,904Auburn Public Schools$17,669State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Hanover, FY23Dedham Public Schools $27,349; Randolph $26,523; Bedford $23,503; Sudbury Public Schools $23,100; Marblehead Public Schools $22,906; Northampton Public Schools $21,537; Medfield Public Schools $20,797; East Longmeadow $19,224; Hanover $18,904; Auburn Public Schools $17,669; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kDedham Public Schools$27,349Randolph$26,523Bedford$23,503Sudbury Public Schools$23,100Marblehead Public Schools$22,906Northampton Public Schools$21,537Medfield Public Schools$20,797East Longmeadow$19,224Hanover$18,904Auburn Public Schools$17,669State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$53,320,000 in revenue: 27.5% state, 68.1% local and 4.4% federal. Total spending including $41,000 of capital outlay was $54,223,000, or $20,759 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Hanover revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $14,655,000; Local $36,323,000; Federal $2,342,000; total $53,320,000.
  • State$14,655,000 27%
  • Local$36,323,000 68%
  • Federal$2,342,000 4%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 243 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

2,579 students in 2022-23, 2,602 students in 2023-24, 2,550 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Hanover enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,579, 2023-24: 2,602, 2024-25: 2,55001k2k3k2022-232,5792023-242,6022024-252,550
Hanover enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,579, 2023-24: 2,602, 2024-25: 2,55001k2k3k2022-232,5792023-242,6022024-252,550
Hanover enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,579, 2023-24: 2,602, 2024-25: 2,55001k2k3k2022-232,5792023-242,6022024-252,550
Hanover enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,579, 2023-24: 2,602, 2024-25: 2,55001k2k3k2022-232,5792023-242,6022024-252,550

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,579198.313.0
2023-242,602197.513.2
2024-252,550175.214.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$19,910,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,623 per student

Hanover booked $19,910,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 199 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $100,161 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 90 in 100 Massachusetts districts with a figure (state median $83,840, 276 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$14,759,00074.1%
Special education$5,151,00025.9%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,194 in 2018-19, $6,579 in 2019-20, $6,768 in 2020-21, $7,047 in 2021-22, $7,623 in 2022-23.

Hanover teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,194, 2019-20: $6,579, 2020-21: $6,768, 2021-22: $7,047, 2022-23: $7,62302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1942019-20$6,5792020-21$6,7682021-22$7,0472022-23$7,623
Hanover teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,194, 2019-20: $6,579, 2020-21: $6,768, 2021-22: $7,047, 2022-23: $7,62302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1942019-20$6,5792020-21$6,7682021-22$7,0472022-23$7,623
Hanover teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,194, 2019-20: $6,579, 2020-21: $6,768, 2021-22: $7,047, 2022-23: $7,62302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1942019-20$6,5792020-21$6,7682021-22$7,0472022-23$7,623
Hanover teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,194, 2019-20: $6,579, 2020-21: $6,768, 2021-22: $7,047, 2022-23: $7,62302k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1942019-20$6,5792020-21$6,7682021-22$7,0472022-23$7,623

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Hanover scored proficient or above: 56% in reading and 55% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMassachusettsStudents tested
Reading and language arts56%43.7%1,369
Math55%40.7%1,372

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

95% or more of the 166 students in Hanover's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate95% or more89.2%
Students in the class16672,602

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 1,061 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Center Elementary58216.3not reportedNot Title I
Cedar Elementary47917.5not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 826 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hanover Middle82613.3not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 high school, 663 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hanover High66313.3not reportedNot Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Hanover

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentHanover ranks 191 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,904).#191 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsHanover is the number 104 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 2,612 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#104 of 397
  3. Marblehead Public SchoolsThe next larger Massachusetts district: 2,672 students in fall 2022, $22,906 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,906
  4. RandolphThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 2,610 students in fall 2022, $26,523 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,523
  5. Compare Hanover with Marblehead Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Hanover High, its largest high school663 students in 2024-25, 13.3 per teacher.663
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsHanover spent $100,161 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$100,161
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Hanover

  1. How many schools and students are in Hanover?
    4 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 2,550 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Hanover spend per student?
    $18,904 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Massachusetts median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $21,173 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $18,742 per student, down 0.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Hanover's money come from?
    $53,320,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 27.5% state, 68.1% local and 4.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Hanover live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 60 of the 2,869 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.1%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Hanover spend on teacher salaries?
    $19,910,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,623 per student. Divided by the 199 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $100,161 per teacher, more than 90 in 100 Massachusetts districts (state median $83,840). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Hanover do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Hanover scored proficient or above: 56% in reading and 55% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Hanover?
    95% or more of the 166 students in Hanover's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Hanover's NCES district ID?
    2505790. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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