•Overall: Tantasqua ranks higher, #111 to Monson's #222 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Tantasqua students score higher: ELA 43% vs 28%, Math 52% vs 29% met expectations. Statewide: 40% and 41%.
•High school: Monson has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Tantasqua has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1128).
•Spending: Monson spends $5,165 more per student ($22,827 vs $17,662).
•Homes: Homes cost more in Tantasqua: single-family homes average $398K vs $368K. The average tax bill is $5,265 in Monson and $5,597 in Tantasqua.
•Class size: Smaller in Tantasqua: 13.2 students on average vs 15.7.
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 ArtsTantasqua ahead
Monson
28%
Tantasqua
43%
State
40%
MathTantasqua ahead
Monson
29%
Tantasqua
52%
State
41%
ELA by year
Year
Monson
Tantasqua
State
2026
28%
43%
40%
2025
35%
46%
42%
2024
38%
46%
41%
2023
37%
49%
43%
2022
37%
49%
43%
2021
47%
58%
48%
Math by year
Year
Monson
Tantasqua
State
2026
29%
52%
41%
2025
26%
52%
41%
2024
24%
54%
41%
2023
22%
53%
41%
2022
25%
51%
40%
2021
22%
50%
35%
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Average SAT
Monson: no data
Tantasqua
1128
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+
Monson: no data
Tantasqua
93.5%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rate
Monson: no data
Tantasqua
96.1%
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 Monson
Monson
15.7
Tantasqua
13.2
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateAbout the same
Monson
93.9%
Tantasqua
94.5%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysAbout the same
Monson
15.3%
Tantasqua
14.7%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearTantasqua ahead
Monson
77.5%
Tantasqua
95.3%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Monson
Monson
$22,827
Tantasqua
$17,662
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Tantasqua
Monson
$69,455
Tantasqua
$83,678
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
Monson
Tantasqua
Students in classes
814
1,751
English learners
1.5%
0.9%
Students with disabilities
27.6%
13%
White
85.6%
84.1%
Asian
1%
2%
Hispanic/Latino
8.8%
8.7%
Black/African American
2%
1.4%
Multi-race
1.9%
3.8%
Homes & taxes
Average single-family home valueHigher in Tantasqua
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.