•Overall: Monomoy Regional School District ranks higher, #138 to Barnstable's #196 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Monomoy Regional School District students score higher: ELA 43% vs 27%, Math 46% vs 26% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
•SAT: Monomoy Regional School District averages 51 points higher (1101 vs 1050).
•Spending: Monomoy Regional School District spends $2,697 more per student ($25,510 vs $22,814).
•Homes: Homes cost more in Monomoy Regional School District: single-family homes average $1.37M vs $823K. The average tax bill is $5,599 in Barnstable and $6,127 in Monomoy Regional School District.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
English Language ArtsMonomoy Regional School District ahead
Barnstable
27%
Monomoy Regional School District
43%
State
41%
MathMonomoy Regional School District ahead
Barnstable
26%
Monomoy Regional School District
46%
State
41%
ELA by year
Year
Barnstable
Monomoy Regional School District
State
2026
27%
43%
41%
2025
29%
44%
43%
2024
30%
48%
42%
2023
35%
52%
45%
2022
34%
50%
43%
2021
43%
54%
49%
Math by year
Year
Barnstable
Monomoy Regional School District
State
2026
26%
46%
41%
2025
27%
44%
42%
2024
29%
47%
42%
2023
30%
49%
42%
2022
28%
47%
40%
2021
25%
46%
36%
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Average SATMonomoy Regional School District ahead
Barnstable
1050
Monomoy Regional School District
1101
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Monomoy Regional School District ahead
Barnstable
53.7%
Monomoy Regional School District
63.8%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateMonomoy Regional School District ahead
Barnstable
84.6%
Monomoy Regional School District
92.3%
MA avg
92.4%
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Average class sizeHigher in Monomoy Regional School District
Barnstable
15.4
Monomoy Regional School District
16.7
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateMonomoy Regional School District ahead
Barnstable
92.9%
Monomoy Regional School District
93.9%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Monomoy Regional School District
Barnstable
21.7%
Monomoy Regional School District
15.3%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearAbout the same
Barnstable
88.4%
Monomoy Regional School District
88.2%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Monomoy Regional School District
Barnstable
$22,814
Monomoy Regional School District
$25,510
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Barnstable
Barnstable
$96,107
Monomoy Regional School District
$88,886
MA median
$91,393
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
Barnstable
Monomoy Regional School District
Students in classes
4,635
1,733
English learners
25.8%
5.1%
Students with disabilities
18.4%
17.3%
White
46.4%
71.4%
Asian
2.1%
1.8%
Hispanic/Latino
33.6%
10.6%
Black/African American
10.1%
8.1%
Multi-race
7.3%
7.4%
Homes & taxes
Average single-family home valueHigher in Monomoy Regional School District
Barnstable
$823K
Monomoy Regional School District
$1.37M
MA median
$588K
Average property tax billHigher in Monomoy Regional School District
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.