School district · Massachusetts

Hamilton-Wenham

Hamilton-Wenham in Massachusetts: 5 public schools with 1,669 students and 11.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,270 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,669
Students per teacher
11.7
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,270
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)
143
Counselors (FTE)
5.0
Students per counselor
334
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.9

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%

63%proficient

+1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

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

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

62%proficient

+5.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 87% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

808 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
$16.4K15
$16.5K16
$17.8K17
$18.9K18
$20.1K19
$20.3K20
$22.0K21
$24.3K22
$25.1K23
$26.3K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.8% · $2M
State
20% · $10.2M
Local
77% · $39.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,913
Support services
$9,755
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$771K
Long-term debt
$195K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 3Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–525514.267%72%
K–524611.264%62%
Pre-K–532912.253%65%
6–839110.367%59%
9–1244811.8——

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.

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.

Sources

Address
5 School Street, Wenham, MA 01984
Phone
(978)468-5310
Website