•Overall: Monomoy Regional School District ranks higher, #138 to Nantucket's #240 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Monomoy Regional School District students score higher: ELA 43% vs 29%, Math 46% vs 30% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
•SAT: Monomoy Regional School District averages 21 points higher (1101 vs 1080).
•Spending: Nantucket spends $4,388 more per student ($29,898 vs $25,510).
•Homes: Homes cost more in Nantucket: single-family homes average $3.17M vs $1.37M. The average tax bill is $6,127 in Monomoy Regional School District and $9,904 in Nantucket.
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
Monomoy Regional School District
43%
Nantucket
29%
State
41%
MathMonomoy Regional School District ahead
Monomoy Regional School District
46%
Nantucket
30%
State
41%
ELA by year
Year
Monomoy Regional School District
Nantucket
State
2026
43%
29%
41%
2025
44%
34%
43%
2024
48%
32%
42%
2023
52%
36%
45%
2022
50%
37%
43%
2021
54%
41%
48%
Math by year
Year
Monomoy Regional School District
Nantucket
State
2026
46%
30%
41%
2025
44%
26%
41%
2024
47%
29%
42%
2023
49%
29%
42%
2022
47%
26%
40%
2021
46%
23%
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
Monomoy Regional School District
1101
Nantucket
1080
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Nantucket ahead
Monomoy Regional School District
63.8%
Nantucket
70.8%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateMonomoy Regional School District ahead
Monomoy Regional School District
92.3%
Nantucket
87%
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 sizeSame
Monomoy Regional School District
16.7
Nantucket
16.7
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateMonomoy Regional School District ahead
Monomoy Regional School District
93.9%
Nantucket
92.9%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Monomoy Regional School District
Monomoy Regional School District
15.3%
Nantucket
22.7%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearAbout the same
Monomoy Regional School District
88.2%
Nantucket
87.3%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Nantucket
Monomoy Regional School District
$25,510
Nantucket
$29,898
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Nantucket
Monomoy Regional School District
$88,886
Nantucket
$102,575
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
Monomoy Regional School District
Nantucket
Students in classes
1,733
1,728
English learners
5.1%
20.3%
Students with disabilities
17.3%
20%
White
71.4%
38.1%
Asian
1.8%
2.2%
Hispanic/Latino
10.6%
45.9%
Black/African American
8.1%
8.7%
Multi-race
7.4%
5.2%
Homes & taxes
Average single-family home valueHigher in Nantucket
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.