Plymouth vs Provincetown Schools
How the two districts, about 25 miles apart, compare on test scores, high school results, classrooms, spending and housing.
The short answer
- Overall: Plymouth ranks higher, #118 to Provincetown's #325 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
- MCAS 2026: Plymouth students score higher: ELA 45% vs 28%, Math 35% vs 17% met expectations.
- High school: Provincetown has no high school in our rankings (its students may attend a regional high school), so only Plymouth has SAT and graduation figures (SAT average 1055).
- Spending: Provincetown spends $27,030 more per student ($49,884 vs $22,854).
- Homes: Homes cost more in Provincetown: single-family homes average $1.82M vs $616K. The average tax bill is $7,731 in Plymouth and $11,185 in Provincetown.
- Class size: Smaller in Provincetown: 12.9 students on average vs 16.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. The districts serve different grades (Plymouth: grades 3–10; Provincetown: grades 3, 4, 7, 8), so the state figure isn't shown.
| Year | Plymouth | Provincetown |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45% | 28% |
| 2025 | 47% | — |
| 2024 | 45% | — |
| 2023 | 51% | — |
| 2022 | 48% | — |
| 2021 | 53% | — |
| Year | Plymouth | Provincetown |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 35% | 17% |
| 2025 | 38% | — |
| 2024 | 38% | — |
| 2023 | 42% | — |
| 2022 | 38% | — |
| 2021 | 35% | — |
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
| Plymouth | Provincetown | |
|---|---|---|
| Students in classes | 6,996 | 149 |
| English learners | 5.6% | 12.8% |
| Students with disabilities | 21.6% | 25.5% |
| White | 80.2% | 51.1% |
| Asian | 0.8% | 0.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 11.1% | 14.6% |
| Black/African American | 2.6% | 25.5% |
| Multi-race | 5% | 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.