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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,133 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Abington Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Plymouth County). During the 2024 school year, 2,133 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Elections

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About the district

School board

Abington Public Schools consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Christopher Coyle
Caroline Ellis
Heidi Hernandez
Pamela Neely
Melanie Whitney

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Abington Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Plymouth DistrictAlyson SullivanRepublican Party 100% 33%

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,575,000 $1,660 8%
Local: $20,817,000 $9,664 48%
State: $18,889,000 $8,769 44%
Total: $43,281,000 $20,093
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $55,854,000 $25,930
Total Current Expenditures: $37,020,000 $17,186
Instructional Expenditures: $24,016,000 $11,149 43%
Student and Staff Support: $4,873,000 $2,262 9%
Administration: $2,979,000 $1,383 5%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,152,000 $2,391 9%
Total Capital Outlay: $9,120,000 $4,233
Construction: $248,000 $115
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $5,255,000 $2,439

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 42 40-59 30-39 15-19 <50 40-59 47
2020-2021 35 40-59 30-39 15-19 <50 40-59 38
2018-2019 50 40-59 40-59 40-44 PS >=50 51
2017-2018 53 60-79 21-39 35-39 PS <50 54
2016-2017 52 60-79 30-39 35-39 PS PS 53
2015-2016 59 >=50 21-39 40-49 60-79 60
2014-2015 57 PS 60-79 50-59 60-79 57
2013-2014 56 60-79 30-39 20-29 PS PS 57
2012-2013 55 >=50 21-39 40-49 PS PS 56
2011-2012 58 >=50 21-39 30-39 PS PS 59
2010-2011 54 >=50 <=20 40-49 PS <50 55

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 50 40-59 30-39 30-34 <50 21-39 55
2020-2021 55 60-79 40-49 35-39 <50 40-59 58
2018-2019 57 60-79 40-59 50-54 PS >=50 58
2017-2018 59 >=80 40-59 40-44 PS >=50 60
2016-2017 57 60-79 50-59 40-44 PS PS 58
2015-2016 72 >=50 60-79 50-59 >=80 73
2014-2015 70 PS 60-79 50-59 60-79 70
2013-2014 68 60-79 60-69 50-59 PS PS 69
2012-2013 67 >=50 60-79 50-59 PS PS 68
2011-2012 67 >=50 60-79 50-59 PS PS 68
2010-2011 71 >=50 40-59 60-69 PS >=50 71

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2021-2022 90-94 PS >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2020-2021 90-94 PS >=50 >=80 PS 90-94
2019-2020 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS >=80 PS 90-94
2016-2017 >=95 PS >=50 >=95
2015-2016 90-94 >=50 PS PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 80-84 PS PS PS 80-84
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 80-84 >=50 80-84
2010-2011 85-89 >=50 PS PS 90-94

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 2,133 -2.1
2022-2023 2,177 1.1
2021-2022 2,154 1.7
2020-2021 2,117 -1.2
2019-2020 2,143 4.1
2018-2019 2,056 1.1
2017-2018 2,034 4.5
2016-2017 1,942 -0.9
2015-2016 1,960 0.2
2014-2015 1,956 0.1
2013-2014 1,954 -3.9
2012-2013 2,031 0.2
2011-2012 2,026 0.5
2010-2011 2,016 -8.6
2009-2010 2,189 -4.8
2008-2009 2,293 -1.0
2007-2008 2,316 -0.7
2006-2007 2,332 -1.1
2005-2006 2,358 -1.2
2004-2005 2,386 -2.8
2003-2004 2,454 4.3
2002-2003 2,348 2.0
2001-2002 2,300 -1.0
2000-2001 2,323 2.5
1999-2000 2,265 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Abington Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.5 7.4
Black 6.2 9.6
Hispanic 15.3 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 2.9 4.5
White 72.3 52.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Abington Public Schools had 158.65 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.44.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 10.10
Elementary: 96.56
Secondary: 47.99
Total: 158.65

Abington Public Schools employed 5.50 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.50
District Administrative Support: 3.50
School Administrators: 9.00
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 70.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.10
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.80
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 21.10
Other Support Services: 4.00

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Abington Public Schools operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Abington Early Education Program78PK-PK
Abington High5619-12
Abington Middle School6365-8
Beaver Brook Elementary506KG-2
Woodsdale Elementary School3523-4

School board meetings

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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