Duxbury vs Provincetown Schools
How the two districts, about 26 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Duxbury ranks higher, #31 to Provincetown's #325 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Duxbury students score higher: ELA 63% vs 28%, Math 60% vs 17% met expectations.
- High school: Provincetown has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Duxbury has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1185).
- Spending: Provincetown spends $28,850 more per student ($49,884 vs $21,034).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Provincetown: single-family homes average $1.82M vs $1.30M. The average tax bill is $12,963 in Duxbury and $11,185 in Provincetown.
- Class size: Smaller in Provincetown: 12.9 students on average vs 18.1.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Duxbury: grades 3–10; Provincetown: grades 3, 4, 7, 8), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Duxbury | Provincetown |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 63% | 28% |
| 2025 | 69% | — |
| 2024 | 66% | — |
| 2023 | 71% | — |
| 2022 | 62% | — |
| 2021 | 69% | — |
| Year | Duxbury | Provincetown |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 60% | 17% |
| 2025 | 65% | — |
| 2024 | 61% | — |
| 2023 | 64% | — |
| 2022 | 59% | — |
| 2021 | 57% | — |
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
| Duxbury | Provincetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 2,709 | 149 |
| English learners | 0.3% | 12.8% |
| Students with disabilities | 16.4% | 25.5% |
| White | 90.8% | 51.1% |
| Asian | 1.1% | 0.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 3.5% | 14.6% |
| Black/African American | 0.6% | 25.5% |
| Multi-race | 3.8% | 8% |
Homes & taxes
What could you afford in either town?
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.