School district · Massachusetts

Plainville

Plainville in Massachusetts: 2 public schools with 655 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,874 per student in FY2024.

Schools
2
Students
655
Students per teacher
12.7
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,874
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)
51.7
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
1.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

44%proficient

+7.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 53% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

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

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

51%proficient

+4.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 67% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

318 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
$15.5K15
$14.8K16
$16.3K17
$18.2K18
$19.3K19
$20.2K20
$20.1K21
$20.0K22
$21.0K23
$22.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
18% · $1.2M
State
77% · $4.9M
Local
4.8% · $305K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,657
Support services
$8,217
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$206K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Anna Ware JacksonFree meals for all
Pre-K–232412.4——
Beatrice H Wood ElementaryFree meals for all
3–633112.945%52%

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
68 Messenger Street, Plainville, MA 02762
Phone
(508)699-1300
Website