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Plymouth, Massachusetts - 13 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Plymouth #186 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,371 per pupil, Plymouth ranks #171 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
7,205
Total Enrollment
13
Schools
$22,371
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Plymouth operates 13 public schools serving 7,205 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 8 elementary, 2 high, 2 middle, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. 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 $22,371 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 66.0% local, 26.9% state, and 7.0% 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 37/100, ranked #186 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 2 of 13 schools offering Advanced Placement (52 AP courses district-wide), a 294.8:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 26.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 78.4% White, 12.8% Hispanic or Latino, 2.6% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hedge, with a diversity index of 60.1/100.
Its largest campus is Plymouth North High, enrolling 1,169 students (17% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Hedge, at 210 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Plymouth North High accounts for 16.2% of all Plymouth student enrollment
That concentration means Plymouth-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.
Plymouth school enrollment varies 5.6× across entities
Plymouth school enrollment ranges from 210 students (lowest) to 1,169 students (highest), a spread of 959 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.
Plymouth student-counselor ratio is 295:1 — 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 Plymouth is typically wider than the Plymouth-aggregate figure suggests.
Plymouth chronic absenteeism rate is 26.7% — 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 Plymouth is typically wider than the Plymouth-aggregate figure suggests.