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Bellingham, MA
Public School Ratings




Bellingham 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


Bellingham School District details

Bellingham School District
4 Mechanic Street
Bellingham, MA 02019

2,027 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Bellingham School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

4

(10 is best)

Better than 30.4% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

7

(10 is best)

Better than 60.9% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
35%
43%
36%
45%
34%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bellingham Early Childhood Center School
342 Hartford Avenue
Bellingham, MA, 02019
PK-PK
Bellingham High School
60 Blackstone Street
Bellingham, MA, 02019
08-12
Bellingham Memorial School
130 Blackstone Street
Bellingham, MA, 02019
04-07
Joseph F Dipietro Elementary School
70 Harpin Street
Bellingham, MA, 02019
KG-03
Keough Memorial Academy School
60 Harpin Street
Bellingham, MA, 02019
07-12
Stall Brook School
342 Hartford Avenue
Bellingham, MA, 02019
KG-03

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 81.7% 57.0%
Black 2.6% 9.8%
Hispanic 12.3% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.0% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.5% 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 $12,559 $25,458,000 52.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,969 $3,991,000 8.2%
Staff $667 $1,353,000 2.8%
General Administration $506 $1,025,000 2.1%
School Administration $863 $1,749,000 3.6%
Operation $2,078 $4,213,000 8.6%
Transportation $1,135 $2,301,000 4.7%
Other $491 $995,000 2.0%
Total Support $7,709 $15,627,000 32.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,853 $7,811,000 16.0%
Total Expenditures $24,122 $48,896,000 100.0%
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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