Tisbury

Public school district · Dukes County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2512570

Tisbury spent $43,305 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 97% of the other Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,952). Its one school enrolled 312 students in 2024-25; 31.9% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $46,635 per student, up 7.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Tisbury in enrollment (241 to 291 students) and Tisbury itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Tisbury, FY23Tisbury $43,305; Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) $39,625; Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) $29,670; Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School $27,770; Map Academy $22,575; Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School $22,028; River Valley Charter School $20,538; Brimfield $19,990; Plympton $18,245; Brookfield $17,285; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k20k30k40k50kTisbury$43,305Community Charter School of Ca…$39,625Paulo Freire Social Justice Ch…$29,670Dudley Street Neighborhood Cha…$27,770Map Academy$22,575Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter Sc…$22,028River Valley Charter School$20,538Brimfield$19,990Plympton$18,245Brookfield$17,285State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Tisbury, FY23Tisbury $43,305; Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) $39,625; Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) $29,670; Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School $27,770; Map Academy $22,575; Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School $22,028; River Valley Charter School $20,538; Brimfield $19,990; Plympton $18,245; Brookfield $17,285; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k20k30k40k50kTisbury$43,305Community Charter School of Cambrid…$39,625Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter…$29,670Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter …$27,770Map Academy$22,575Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School$22,028River Valley Charter School$20,538Brimfield$19,990Plympton$18,245Brookfield$17,285State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Tisbury, FY23Tisbury $43,305; Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) $39,625; Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) $29,670; Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School $27,770; Map Academy $22,575; Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School $22,028; River Valley Charter School $20,538; Brimfield $19,990; Plympton $18,245; Brookfield $17,285; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k30k50kTisbury$43,305Community Charter School of Cambridge (Dist…$39,625Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School…$29,670Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School$27,770Map Academy$22,575Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School$22,028River Valley Charter School$20,538Brimfield$19,990Plympton$18,245Brookfield$17,285State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Tisbury, FY23Tisbury $43,305; Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) $39,625; Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) $29,670; Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School $27,770; Map Academy $22,575; Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School $22,028; River Valley Charter School $20,538; Brimfield $19,990; Plympton $18,245; Brookfield $17,285; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k30k50kTisbury$43,305Community Charter School of Cambridge (…$39,625Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter Sch…$29,670Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter Scho…$27,770Map Academy$22,575Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School$22,028River Valley Charter School$20,538Brimfield$19,990Plympton$18,245Brookfield$17,285State median, under 1,000 students $24,952

Where the money came from

$7,272,000 in revenue: 31.9% state, 66.2% local and 2.0% federal. Total spending including $21,981,000 of capital outlay was $36,312,000; the figure above leaves capital out.

Tisbury revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $2,317,000; Local $4,812,000; Federal $143,000; total $7,272,000.
  • State$2,317,000 32%
  • Local$4,812,000 66%
  • Federal$143,000 2%

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 153 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

272 students in 2022-23, 271 students in 2023-24, 312 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Tisbury enrollment by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-232722023-242712024-25312
Tisbury enrollment by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-232722023-242712024-25312
Tisbury enrollment by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-232722023-242712024-25312
Tisbury enrollment by school year2022-23: 272, 2023-24: 271, 2024-25: 31201002003004002022-232722023-242712024-25312

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327238.57.1
2023-2427139.86.8
2024-2531239.67.9

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Tisbury scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 55-59% 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 arts45-49%43.7%181
Math55-59%40.7%184

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.

1 elementary school, 312 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Tisbury Elementary3127.9All free (CEP)Targeted 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.

Contact Tisbury

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 Tisbury

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentTisbury ranks 5 of 153 Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($43,305).#5 of 153
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsTisbury is the number 351 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 272 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#351 of 397
  3. Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter SchoolThe next larger Massachusetts district: 278 students in fall 2022, $27,770 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,770
  4. Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District)The next smaller Massachusetts district: 261 students in fall 2022, $29,670 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$29,670
  5. Compare Tisbury with Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter SchoolEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Tisbury

  1. How many schools and students are in Tisbury?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 312 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Tisbury spend per student?
    $43,305 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,952 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $46,635 per student, up 7.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Tisbury's money come from?
    $7,272,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 31.9% state, 66.2% local and 2.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Tisbury live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 42 of the 427 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 9.8%, 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 do students in Tisbury do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Tisbury scored proficient or above: 45-49% in reading and 55-59% 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.
  6. What is Tisbury's NCES district ID?
    2512570. 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 state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.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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