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Somerset, MA
Public School Ratings




Somerset Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Somerset School District details

Somerset School District
580 Whetstone Hill Road
Somerset, MA 02726

1,626 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

12 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Somerset School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

6

(10 is best)

Better than 53.2% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.2% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
44%
43%
41%
45%
48%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Chace Street School
538 Chace Street
Somerset, MA, 02726
KG-05
North Elementary School
580 Whetstone Hill Road
Somerset, MA, 02726
PK-05
Somerset Middle School
1141 Brayton Avenue
Somerset, MA, 02726
06-08
South School
700 Read Street
Somerset, MA, 02726
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 90.1% 57.0%
Black 1.4% 9.8%
Hispanic 6.1% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.2% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,750 $19,106,000 58.0%
Support Expenditures
Student $686 $1,116,000 3.4%
Staff $886 $1,440,000 4.4%
General Administration $156 $254,000 0.8%
School Administration $866 $1,408,000 4.3%
Operation $1,962 $3,191,000 9.7%
Transportation $861 $1,400,000 4.2%
Other $415 $675,000 2.0%
Total Support $5,833 $9,484,000 28.8%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,685 $4,365,000 13.2%
Total Expenditures $20,268 $32,955,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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