Joseph Osgood

Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 2 · Cohasset, Massachusetts

Joseph Osgood in Cohasset, Massachusetts enrolled 369 students in 2024-25 with 30.0 full-time teachers, 12.3 students per teacher against the Massachusetts elementary-school median of 12.1. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25).

Enrollment fell 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 10%

376 students in 2022-23, 389 students in 2023-24, 369 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 27.3 to 30.0.

Students enrolled at Joseph Osgood by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 36901002003004002022-233762023-243892024-25369
Students enrolled at Joseph Osgood by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 36901002003004002022-233762023-243892024-25369
Students enrolled at Joseph Osgood by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 36901002003004002022-233762023-243892024-25369
Students enrolled at Joseph Osgood by school year2022-23: 376, 2023-24: 389, 2024-25: 36901002003004002022-233762023-243892024-25369
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2337627.313.8
2023-2438930.112.9
2024-2536930.012.3

12.3 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 53 of every 100 Massachusetts elementary schools

Among the 1,012 Massachusetts elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 12.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Joseph Osgood 12.3; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherJoseph Osgood 12.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Joseph Osgood 12.3; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherJoseph Osgood 12.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Joseph Osgood 12.3; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherJoseph Osgood 12.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, Massachusetts elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.2 to 21.2; Joseph Osgood 12.3; state median 12.1.1 more above 20.0 →05101520students per full-time teacherJoseph Osgood 12.3state median 12.1U.S. 14.6

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).

One counselor per 227 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Joseph Osgood enrolled 340 students and had 1.5 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.5, one per 227 of the 340 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent6.1% (2022-23)

Who attends

89.7% of students were White, 4.3% of two or more races, 4.1% Hispanic in 2024-25.

  1. White89.7%
  2. Two or more races4.3%
  3. Hispanic4.1%
  4. Black1.1%
  5. Asian0.8%

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.

Elementary schools in Cohasset

2 public elementary schools in Cohasset report 2024-25 enrollment; Joseph Osgood is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Joseph Osgood36912.3not reported
Deer Hill34712.4not reported

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Joseph Osgood

  1. Deer HillThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 347 students, 12.4 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
  2. East Elementary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 2.7 miles away: 502 students, 12.3 per teacher (2024-25).2.7 mi
  3. Compare Joseph Osgood with Deer HillStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Cohasset Public Schools spends per student$22,987 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$22,987
  5. The largest public schools in MassachusettsJoseph Osgood is the number 522 by size of 1,014 Massachusetts elementary schools open in 2024-25.#522 of 1,014
  6. Massachusetts schools by students per teacher12.3 students per teacher here against the Massachusetts median of 12.1 for elementary schools.12.3:1
  7. 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 Joseph Osgood

  1. How many students attend Joseph Osgood?
    369 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 376 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Cohasset, MA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Joseph Osgood?
    12.3 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Massachusetts median for elementary schools is 12.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Joseph Osgood a Title I school?
    Joseph Osgood was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.
  4. What district is Joseph Osgood in?
    Cohasset Public Schools, NCES district ID 2503780. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 250378000520 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
  • 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