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Norwell Public Schools, Massachusetts, elections

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Norwell Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,177 (2022-2023)
Schools: 4 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Norwell Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Plymouth County). During the 2023 school year, 2,177 students attended one of the district's four schools.

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

Elections

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About the district

School board

Norwell 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
Lisa DiFrisco
Scott Dyke
Christina Kane
Alison Link
Kristin McEachern

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Overlapping state house districts

Norwell Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 5th Plymouth DistrictDavid DeCosteRepublican Party 63% 30%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 4th Plymouth DistrictPatrick Joseph KearneyDemocratic Party 37% 12%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $879,000 $403 2%
Local: $32,301,000 $14,803 74%
State: $10,206,000 $4,677 24%
Total: $43,386,000 $19,884
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $42,699,000 $19,568
Total Current Expenditures: $38,889,000 $17,822
Instructional Expenditures: $24,457,000 $11,208 57%
Student and Staff Support: $5,481,000 $2,511 13%
Administration: $3,449,000 $1,580 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,455,000 $2,500 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $497,000 $227
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $178,000 $81

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 (%)
2020-2021 61 60-79 PS >=50 PS 50-59 60
2018-2019 73 60-79 PS >=50 PS >=80 73
2017-2018 71 >=80 PS >=50 PS 60-79 71
2016-2017 64 >=80 <50 60-79 PS 60-79 63
2015-2016 76 >=80 >=50 60-79 >=80 76
2014-2015 70 80-89 <50 60-79 PS 60-79 69
2013-2014 74 >=80 <50 >=50 PS >=50 74
2012-2013 76 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS >=50 76
2011-2012 79 >=80 PS >=80 >=50 79
2010-2011 81 70-79 >=50 >=50 >=50 81

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 (%)
2020-2021 70 >=80 PS >=50 PS 60-69 69
2018-2019 76 >=80 PS >=50 PS >=80 75
2017-2018 76 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS 60-79 76
2016-2017 72 >=80 >=50 40-59 PS 60-79 72
2015-2016 85 >=80 >=50 >=80 >=80 85
2014-2015 83 80-89 >=50 >=80 PS >=80 83
2013-2014 86 >=80 >=50 >=50 PS >=50 86
2012-2013 90 >=80 >=50 >=80 PS >=50 90
2011-2012 90 >=80 PS >=80 >=50 90
2010-2011 90 >=90 >=50 >=50 >=50 90

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 (%)
2019-2020 >=95 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 >=50 PS >=95
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 >=95 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2011-2012 >=95 >=95
2010-2011 >=95 PS PS PS >=95

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 (%)
2022-2023 2,177 -0.4
2021-2022 2,186 0.2
2020-2021 2,182 -1.3
2019-2020 2,210 0.8
2018-2019 2,192 -0.2
2017-2018 2,197 -0.7
2016-2017 2,212 -0.6
2015-2016 2,225 -1.6
2014-2015 2,261 -0.1
2013-2014 2,263 -3.0
2012-2013 2,331 -0.2
2011-2012 2,336 -0.3
2010-2011 2,343 -0.1
2009-2010 2,345 0.8
2008-2009 2,327 0.9
2007-2008 2,306 1.5
2006-2007 2,272 2.6
2005-2006 2,214 3.9
2004-2005 2,128 3.1
2003-2004 2,063 2.1
2002-2003 2,020 1.1
2001-2002 1,998 -1.7
2000-2001 2,032 1.7
1999-2000 1,997 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Norwell Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 2.6 7.3
Black 0.6 9.4
Hispanic 1.3 24.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.4 4.4
White 91.0 54.3

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 2022-2023 school year, Norwell Public Schools had 165.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.17.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 2.00
Kindergarten: 8.14
Elementary: 109.18
Secondary: 45.98
Total: 165.30

Norwell Public Schools employed 3.20 district administrators and 10.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.20
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 10.00
School Administrative Support: 11.00
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 49.80
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.40
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.80
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.80
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.60
Library/Media Support: 5.00
Student Support Services: 18.60
Other Support Services: 5.90

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]

Norwell Public Schools operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Grace Farrar Cole522PK-5
Norwell High6029-12
Norwell Middle School4986-8
William G Vinal531PK-5

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See also

School Boards Education Policy Local Politics Massachusetts
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