•Overall: Nauset ranks higher, #110 to Provincetown's #325 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Nauset students score higher: ELA 47% vs 28%, Math 44% vs 17% met expectations.
•High school: Provincetown has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Nauset has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1121).
•Spending: Provincetown spends $20,273 more per student ($49,884 vs $29,611).
•Homes: Homes cost more in Provincetown: single-family homes average $1.82M vs $1.08M. The average tax bill is $7,390 in Nauset and $11,185 in Provincetown.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Nauset: grades 3–10; Provincetown: grades 3, 4, 7, 8), so the state figure isn't shown.
English Language ArtsNauset ahead
Nauset
47%
Provincetown
28%
MathNauset ahead
Nauset
44%
Provincetown
17%
ELA by year
Year
Nauset
Provincetown
2026
47%
28%
2025
54%
—
2024
50%
—
2023
55%
—
2022
52%
—
2021
58%
—
Math by year
Year
Nauset
Provincetown
2026
44%
17%
2025
44%
—
2024
47%
—
2023
47%
—
2022
47%
—
2021
43%
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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
Nauset
1121
Provincetown: no data
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+
Nauset
75.1%
Provincetown: no data
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rate
Nauset
91.5%
Provincetown: no data
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 sizeAbout the same
Nauset
13.1
Provincetown
12.9
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateNauset ahead
Nauset
93.3%
Provincetown
91.5%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Nauset
Nauset
18.3%
Provincetown
33.5%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearNauset ahead
Nauset
91.6%
Provincetown
82.6%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Provincetown
Nauset
$29,611
Provincetown
$49,884
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Provincetown
Nauset
$101,454
Provincetown
$164,619
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
Nauset
Provincetown
Students in classes
1,189
149
English learners
2%
12.8%
Students with disabilities
17.2%
25.5%
White
78.4%
51.1%
Asian
1.3%
0.7%
Hispanic/Latino
7.5%
14.6%
Black/African American
6.2%
25.5%
Multi-race
6.5%
8%
Homes & taxes
Average single-family home valueHigher in Provincetown
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.