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Hingham, Massachusetts - 6 schools
An equity score of 30/100 ranks Hingham #253 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,707 per pupil, Hingham ranks #220 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
3,837
Total Enrollment
6
Schools
$20,707
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hingham operates 6 public schools serving 3,837 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 3 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 1 combined 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 Plymouth County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,707 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 74.1% local, 22.5% state, and 3.5% 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 30/100, ranked #253 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 6 schools offering Advanced Placement (23 AP courses district-wide), a 259.3:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 12.9% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 87.9% White, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 2.9% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hingham Middle School, with a diversity index of 27.1/100.
Its largest campus is Hingham High, enrolling 1,066 students (29% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Plymouth River, at 352 students, a 3x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Hingham High accounts for 27.8% of all Hingham student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hingham-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Hingham school enrollment varies 3.0× across entities
Hingham school enrollment ranges from 352 students (lowest) to 1,066 students (highest), a spread of 714 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Hingham student-counselor ratio is 259:1 — 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 Hingham is typically wider than the Hingham-aggregate figure suggests.
Hingham chronic absenteeism rate is 12.9% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.