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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,745 (2023-2024)
Schools: 6 (2023-2024)
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Scituate Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Plymouth County). During the 2024 school year, 2,745 students attended one of the district's six schools.

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

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About the district

School board

Scituate 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
Carey Borkoski2028
Nicole Brandolini2028
Maria Fenwick20232027
Peter Gates2026
Janice Lindblom2026

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Scituate Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 4th Plymouth DistrictPatrick Joseph KearneyDemocratic Party 100% 48%

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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: $2,806,000 $1,012 4%
Local: $44,563,000 $16,076 72%
State: $14,844,000 $5,355 24%
Total: $62,213,000 $22,443
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $66,468,000 $23,978
Total Current Expenditures: $55,497,000 $20,020
Instructional Expenditures: $38,523,000 $13,897 58%
Student and Staff Support: $6,463,000 $2,331 10%
Administration: $4,922,000 $1,775 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,541,000 $1,998 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $489,000 $176
Construction: $382,000 $137
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $6,529,000 $2,355

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 60 >=50 20-29 20-29 PS 60-69 62
2020-2021 59 >=50 11-19 30-39 PS 40-59 61
2018-2019 68 >=50 30-39 40-59 PS 60-79 69
2017-2018 68 >=80 30-39 40-59 PS 40-59 69
2016-2017 67 60-79 30-39 <50 40-59 69
2015-2016 76 60-79 40-49 >=50 40-59 78
2014-2015 75 60-79 40-49 >=50 40-59 77
2013-2014 78 60-79 40-49 >=50 60-79 79
2012-2013 82 60-79 40-49 PS 60-79 83
2011-2012 81 60-79 40-49 >=50 60-79 82
2010-2011 81 >=80 50-59 >=50 PS 60-79 82

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 63 >=50 20-29 30-39 PS 60-69 65
2020-2021 67 >=50 20-29 30-39 PS 40-59 69
2018-2019 72 >=50 40-49 40-59 PS 60-79 74
2017-2018 76 >=80 50-59 40-59 PS 60-79 77
2016-2017 74 60-79 40-49 >=50 60-79 76
2015-2016 85 >=80 40-49 >=50 60-79 87
2014-2015 83 >=80 40-49 <50 60-79 84
2013-2014 86 60-79 60-69 >=50 >=80 87
2012-2013 86 60-79 40-49 PS >=80 87
2011-2012 87 >=80 50-59 >=50 60-79 88
2010-2011 88 >=80 50-59 >=80 PS 60-79 89

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 97 >=50 >=50 PS PS >=95
2020-2021 96 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2019-2020 96 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2018-2019 94 PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 92 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 95 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2014-2015 94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 93 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 91 90-94
2010-2011 90-94 PS PS 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 2,745 -1.6
2022-2023 2,789 0.6
2021-2022 2,772 -2.8
2020-2021 2,851 -4.4
2019-2020 2,977 -0.5
2018-2019 2,991 0.2
2017-2018 2,984 -1.7
2016-2017 3,034 0.2
2015-2016 3,028 -2.1
2014-2015 3,092 -1.0
2013-2014 3,122 -3.1
2012-2013 3,220 -1.7
2011-2012 3,275 0.0
2010-2011 3,276 -0.1
2009-2010 3,278 1.1
2008-2009 3,241 0.4
2007-2008 3,228 0.1
2006-2007 3,224 -0.4
2005-2006 3,236 0.3
2004-2005 3,225 2.5
2003-2004 3,143 0.8
2002-2003 3,119 3.7
2001-2002 3,005 -3.2
2000-2001 3,101 -1.2
1999-2000 3,139 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Scituate Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.0 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.4 7.4
Black 2.4 9.6
Hispanic 3.0 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.3 4.5
White 90.7 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, Scituate Public Schools had 236.21 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 11.62.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 11.92
Elementary: 160.04
Secondary: 60.25
Total: 236.21

Scituate Public Schools employed 7.80 district administrators and 20.80 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.80
District Administrative Support: 7.00
School Administrators: 20.80
School Administrative Support: 15.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 74.90
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 2.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 5.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 36.50
Other Support Services: 2.00

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]

Scituate Public Schools operates six schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Cushing Elementary367KG-5
Gates Middle School6146-8
Hatherly Elementary250KG-5
Jenkins Elementary School335KG-5
Scituate High School7499-12
Wampatuck Elementary430PK-5

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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