School district · Massachusetts

Marshfield

Marshfield in Massachusetts: 8 public schools with 3,637 students and 11.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,361 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,637
Students per teacher
11.4
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,361
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)
320
Counselors (FTE)
9.0
Students per counselor
404
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.4
Librarians (FTE): 2.0

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%

52%proficient

Unchanged from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 70% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

1,567 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

56%proficient

−2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 77% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

1,564 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
$13.7K15
$13.4K16
$14.2K17
$15.0K18
$15.9K19
$17.6K20
$18.7K21
$17.9K22
$19.5K23
$22.4K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.6% · $4.9M
State
29% · $25.4M
Local
65% · $56.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,341
Support services
$8,021
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3.6M
Long-term debt
$2.8M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K8320.8——
Daniel WebsterFree meals for all
Pre-K–531311.542%57%
K–524911.760%78%
K–535712.556%64%
Martinson ElementaryFree meals for all
K–544511.848%55%
K–527212.252%64%
6–879910.554%51%
9–121,11911.0——

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
76 South River Street, Marshfield, MA 02050
Phone
(781)834-5000
Website