School district · Massachusetts

Falmouth

Falmouth in Massachusetts: 7 public schools with 2,866 students and 10.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $28,906 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,866
Students per teacher: 10.3; MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $28,906; MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE): 279
Counselors (FTE): 4.8
Students per counselor: 597; MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 5.0; Librarians (FTE): 2.4

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

44%proficient

+1.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 50% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

1,397 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

43%proficient

−3.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 54% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

1,398 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024

$17.2K15

$17.4K16

$18.7K17

$20.3K18

$20.5K19

$21.9K20

$26.1K21

$26.6K22

$27.8K23

$28.9K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 3.9% · $3.3M
State: 22% · $18.1M
Local: 74% · $61.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $17,634
Support services: $10,750
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $2.8M
Long-term debt: $2.6M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
East Falmouth ElementaryFree meals for all	Pre-K–4	303	9.8	42%	41%	East Falmouth
Mullen-HallFree meals for all	K–4	364	10.5	38%	35%	Falmouth
North Falmouth ElementaryFree meals for all	K–4	303	10.5	54%	58%	North Falmouth
TeaticketFree meals for all	K–4	236	8.9	43%	48%	East Falmouth
LawrenceFree meals for all	7–8	474	9.7	44%	42%	Falmouth
Morse Pond SchoolFree meals for all	5–6	472	11.0	44%	45%	Falmouth
Falmouth HighFree meals for all	9–12	714	10.8	—	—	Falmouth

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Address: 340 Teaticket Hwy, East Falmouth, MA 02536
Phone: (508)548-0151

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.