Plymouth

Public school district · Plymouth County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2509720

Plymouth spent $23,123 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 66% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its 13 schools enrolled 6,956 students in 2024-25; 26.1% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,163 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% (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 Plymouth in enrollment (6,584 to 7,865 students) and Plymouth itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Plymouth, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Haverhill Public Schools $20,380; Revere $20,150; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30k40k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Haverhill Public Schools$20,380Revere$20,150Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Plymouth, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Haverhill Public Schools $20,380; Revere $20,150; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30k40k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Haverhill Public Schools$20,380Revere$20,150Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Plymouth, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Haverhill Public Schools $20,380; Revere $20,150; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k30k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Haverhill Public Schools$20,380Revere$20,150Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Plymouth, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Haverhill Public Schools $20,380; Revere $20,150; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k30k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Haverhill Public Schools$20,380Revere$20,150Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$181,259,000 in revenue: 26.1% state, 67.4% local and 6.4% federal. Total spending including $5,092,000 of capital outlay was $192,189,000, or $26,674 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Plymouth revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $47,362,000; Local $122,246,000; Federal $11,651,000; total $181,259,000.
  • State$47,362,000 26%
  • Local$122,246,000 67%
  • Federal$11,651,000 6%

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

7,119 students in 2022-23, 7,055 students in 2023-24, 6,956 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Plymouth enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,119, 2023-24: 7,055, 2024-25: 6,95602k4k6k8k2022-237,1192023-247,0552024-256,956
Plymouth enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,119, 2023-24: 7,055, 2024-25: 6,95602k4k6k8k2022-237,1192023-247,0552024-256,956
Plymouth enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,119, 2023-24: 7,055, 2024-25: 6,95602k4k6k8k2022-237,1192023-247,0552024-256,956
Plymouth enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,119, 2023-24: 7,055, 2024-25: 6,95602k4k6k8k2022-237,1192023-247,0552024-256,956

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237,119632.011.3
2023-247,055625.311.3
2024-256,956623.311.2

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

$50,133,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $6,958 per student

Plymouth booked $50,133,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 637 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 $78,694 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 37 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$36,195,00072.2%
Special education$9,417,00018.8%
Vocational$4,521,0009.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,153 in 2018-19, $6,472 in 2019-20, $6,718 in 2020-21, $6,782 in 2021-22, $6,958 in 2022-23.

Plymouth teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,153, 2019-20: $6,472, 2020-21: $6,718, 2021-22: $6,782, 2022-23: $6,95802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1532019-20$6,4722020-21$6,7182021-22$6,7822022-23$6,958
Plymouth teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,153, 2019-20: $6,472, 2020-21: $6,718, 2021-22: $6,782, 2022-23: $6,95802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1532019-20$6,4722020-21$6,7182021-22$6,7822022-23$6,958
Plymouth teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,153, 2019-20: $6,472, 2020-21: $6,718, 2021-22: $6,782, 2022-23: $6,95802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1532019-20$6,4722020-21$6,7182021-22$6,7822022-23$6,958
Plymouth teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,153, 2019-20: $6,472, 2020-21: $6,718, 2021-22: $6,782, 2022-23: $6,95802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1532019-20$6,4722020-21$6,7182021-22$6,7822022-23$6,958

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 Plymouth scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 38% 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 arts48%43.7%3,685
Math38%40.7%3,675

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% of the 559 students in Plymouth'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%89.2%
Students in the class55972,602

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.

8 elementary schools, 3,040 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
South Elementary61412.1not reportedNot Title I
Indian Brook52011.9not reportedNot Title I
Nathaniel Morton Elementary51112.3All free (CEP)Not Title I
Federal Furnace School35910.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
West Elementary34910.5All free (CEP)Not Title I
Manomet Elementary26312.5All free (CEP)Not Title I
Cold Spring2149.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Hedge2109.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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.

2 middle schools, 1,521 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Plymouth Commun Intermediate92011.0All free (CEP)Not Title I
Plymouth South Middle60111.5not 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.

2 high schools, 2,170 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Plymouth North High1,16911.1not reportedNot Title I
Plymouth South High1,00110.1not 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 other school, 225 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Plymouth Early Childhood Center22516.6not 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.

Contact Plymouth

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 Plymouth

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentPlymouth ranks 84 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,123).#84 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsPlymouth is the number 17 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 7,205 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#17 of 397
  3. EverettThe next larger Massachusetts district: 7,377 students in fall 2022, $18,878 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,878
  4. Brookline, MA School DistrictThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 7,116 students in fall 2022, $27,892 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,892
  5. Compare Plymouth with EverettEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Plymouth North High, its largest high school1,169 students in 2024-25, 11.1 per teacher.1,169
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsPlymouth spent $78,694 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$78,694
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

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 Plymouth

  1. How many schools and students are in Plymouth?
    13 schools were open in 2024-25 (8 elementary, 2 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 6,956 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Plymouth spend per student?
    $23,123 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 $24,163 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Plymouth's money come from?
    $181,259,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 26.1% state, 67.4% local and 6.4% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Plymouth live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 489 of the 7,760 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.3%, 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 Plymouth spend on teacher salaries?
    $50,133,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $6,958 per student. Divided by the 637 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $78,694 per teacher, more than 37 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 Plymouth do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Plymouth scored proficient or above: 48% in reading and 38% 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 Plymouth?
    95% of the 559 students in Plymouth'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 Plymouth's NCES district ID?
    2509720. 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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