School district · Massachusetts

Wales

Wales in Massachusetts: 1 public schools with 93 students and 8.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $36,065 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
93
Students per teacher
8.6
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$36,065
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)
10.8
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
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%

27%proficient

+5.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

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

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

33%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

48 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
$13.3K15
$12.8K16
$13.8K17
$14.8K18
$17.9K19
$19.7K20
$22.7K21
$22.4K22
$28.7K23
$36.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
16% · $345K
State
75% · $1.7M
Local
9.1% · $203K

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,258
Support services
$19,806
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$22K
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Wales ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–6938.627%33%

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
320 Brookfield Rd, Fiskdale, MA 01518
Phone
(508)347-3077
Website