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Massachusetts public school district

Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical

1 high school in our rankings

C-
overall grade

Ranks #306 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#306
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
25%
State 45% in the same grades
MCAS Math
31%
State 44% in the same grades
Spending per student
$26,919
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grade 10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical is a public regional vocational-technical school district serving communities on the upper Cape, in Barnstable County. The district operates Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical High School in Bourne, which offers career and technical programs alongside a traditional academic curriculum. Its member towns are located on the upper Cape, an area known for its coastal villages, salt marshes, and the Cape Cod Canal, which links the peninsula to the mainland. Students from across the region attend the school to pursue hands-on training in trades and technical fields.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 10% of districts. 98.9% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
  • Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 10% of districts.
  • Trend: ELA MCAS is down 31 points since 2023 (56% to 25%); statewide it fell 13 points.
  • Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 35.5% in 2022 to 22.3% in 2025.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Well below averagebottom 8% · #306
SAT
Below averagebottom 14% · #253
ELA MCAS
Well below averagebottom 10% · #296
Math MCAS
Below averagebottom 27% · #242
AP results
Below averagebottom 17% · #234
Graduation
Excellenttop 10% · #26
Attendance
Below averagebottom 28% · #238

A district's overall rank is the average statewide percentile of its ranked schools, with a 10% discount for single-school districts. Category standings compare the average of each district's ranked schools and count only districts with data. How we rank

Schools in Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical

High schools · ranked among 335

We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.

MCAS results

Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.

English Language Arts, grade 1025%in 2026 · state 45%
20 points below the state
0%50%100%This district25%State45%2019202120232026
Math, grade 1031%in 2026 · state 44%
13 points below the state
0%50%100%This district31%State44%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 10
25%−20 vs state
31%−13 vs state
Science, 2026
High school biology
21%−17 vs state

High school results

Average SATWorse than average
This district
1003
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Worse than average
This district
50%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateBetter than average
This district
98.9%
MA avg
92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes826
Average class size15MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
79.5%
Hispanic/Latino
9.5%
Multi-Race
5.8%
Black/African American
3%
American Indian/Alaska Native
1.3%
Asian
0.9%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%

40.1% female · 59.7% male · 0.1% nonbinary

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
0.2%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This district
21.7%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$26.9Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$5,154 above the MA median
$0K$15K$30KThis district$26.9KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$86.3Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$5,139 below the MA median
$0K$48K$95KThis district$86.3KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
90.9%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
100%
MA avg
82%

Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 87 full-time-equivalent teachers.

Attendance

Attendance rateAbout average
This district
93.3%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysWorse than average
This district
22.3%
MA avg
16.9%

11.9 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 5% missed 20% or more of school days