Hanover High
Public high school, grades 9 to 12 · Hanover, Massachusetts
Hanover High in Hanover, Massachusetts enrolled 663 students in 2024-25 with 50.0 full-time teachers, 13.3 students per teacher against the Massachusetts high-school median of 11.2. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 75-79% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% proficient in math in 2022-23 (Massachusetts: 43.7% and 42%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 95% or more (Massachusetts: 89.2%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 16%
667 students in 2022-23, 684 students in 2023-24, 663 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 59.2 to 50.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 667 | 59.2 | 11.3 |
| 2023-24 | 684 | 58.7 | 11.7 |
| 2024-25 | 663 | 50.0 | 13.3 |
13.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 82 of every 100 Massachusetts high schools
Among the 373 Massachusetts high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.2; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
32 AP courses and one counselor per 177 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hanover High enrolled 709 students and had 4.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 8 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement courses32
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)4.0, one per 177 of the 709 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions8
- Chronically absent12.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
91.9% of students were White, 2.9% Hispanic, 2.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- White91.9%
- Hispanic2.9%
- Asian2.7%
- Black1.5%
- Two or more races1.1%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at Hanover High scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 75‑79% | 56% | 43.7% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 65‑69% | 55% (2021-22) | 42% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and 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 High'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.
| This school | Its district | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Four-year graduation rate | 95% or more | 95% or more | 89.2% |
| Students in the class | 166 | 166 | 72,602 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.
High schools in Hanover
2 public high schools in Hanover report 2024-25 enrollment; Hanover High is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Shore Vocational Technical High | 685 | 10.3 | not reported |
| Hanover High | 663 | 13.3 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Hanover High
- South Shore Vocational Technical HighThe nearest public high school, 1.2 miles away: 685 students, 10.3 per teacher (2024-25).1.2 mi
- Rockland Senior HighThe next nearest public high school, 2.4 miles away: 590 students, 12.5 per teacher (2024-25).2.4 mi
- Compare Hanover High with South Shore Vocational Technical HighStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Hanover spends per student$18,904 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,904
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsHanover High is the number 191 by size of 378 Massachusetts high schools open in 2024-25.#191 of 378
- Massachusetts schools by students per teacher13.3 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 11.2 for high schools.13.3:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Hanover High
How many students attend Hanover High?
663 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 667 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Hanover, MA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hanover High?
13.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for high schools is 11.2. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Hanover High a Title I school?
Hanover High was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hanover High do on state tests?
The students tested at Hanover High scored proficient or above: 75-79% in reading in 2021-22 and 65-69% in math in 2022-23, against 43.7% in reading in 2021-22 and 42% in math in 2022-23 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 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What is the graduation rate at Hanover High?
95% or more of the 166 students in Hanover High's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Hanover High in?
Hanover, NCES district ID 2505790. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250579000829 are the district's.
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 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.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: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.