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Massachusetts regional school district

Whitman-Hanson

1 high school and 3 elementary schools in our rankings

B-
overall grade

Students from Hanson and Whitman attend Whitman-Hanson schools, including Whitman Hanson Regional.

Ranks #165 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.

Overall rank
#165
of 328 districts
MCAS ELA
36%
State 41% in the same grades
MCAS Math
36%
State 41% in the same grades
Spending per student
$19,094
MA median $21,765

MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grades 3–10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.

Whitman-Hanson Regional School District serves the towns of Hanson and Whitman, two adjacent communities in Plymouth County about 20 miles south of Boston. Both towns are primarily suburban, with residential neighborhoods alongside open land and conservation areas in the South Shore region. Single-family assessed values in both towns are well above the statewide average, and Hanson in particular has a notably high per capita income. Whitman is historically recognized as the birthplace of the Lincoln Shoe industry, and the town's industrial heritage remains part of its identity.

How it compares

What stands out
  • Strongest area: Math MCAS, in the top 49% of districts. 36% of students in grades 3–10 met or exceeded expectations in 2026, vs 41% statewide in the same grades.
  • Area to watch: SAT scores rank in the bottom 25% of districts.
  • Trend: Math MCAS is down 6.8 points since 2023 (42.565% to 35.7396%).
  • Trend: ELA MCAS is down 9.8 points since 2023 (46.0981% to 36.2777%); statewide it fell 3.9 points.
Where it stands among Massachusetts school districts
Bottom of MATop of MA
Overall
Averagebottom 50% · #165
SAT
Below averagebottom 25% · #219
ELA MCAS
Averagebottom 41% · #195
Math MCAS
Averagetop 49% · #159
AP results
Averagebottom 49% · #143
Graduation
Below averagebottom 32% · #199
Attendance
Below averagebottom 35% · #216

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 Whitman-Hanson

High schools · ranked among 335
Whitman Hanson Regional
Whitman-Hanson
C+
#188 in MASAT 1069Graduation 91%
Elementary schools · ranked among 895
John H Duval
Whitman-Hanson
B-
#436 in MAELA 42%Math 50%
Indian Head
Whitman-Hanson
B-
#437 in MAELA 49%Math 46%
Louise A Conley
Whitman-Hanson
B-
#467 in MAELA 48%Math 41%

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, grades 3–1036%in 2026 · state 41%
4 points below the state
0%50%100%This district36%State41%2019202120232026
Math, grades 3–1036%in 2026 · state 41%
6 points below the state
0%50%100%This district36%State41%2019202120232026
By grade, 2026 · the black tick marks the state
GradeELAMath
Grade 3
43%same as state
44%+2 vs state
Grade 4
43%+6 vs state
48%+5 vs state
Grade 5
34%−4 vs state
35%−4 vs state
Grade 6
28%−12 vs state
26%−17 vs state
Grade 7
31%−9 vs state
30%−7 vs state
Grade 8
41%−1 vs state
36%−6 vs state
Grade 10
33%−12 vs state
30%−14 vs state
Science, 2026
Grade 5 science
40%−3 vs state
Grade 8 science
40%+1 vs state
High school biology
30%−8 vs state

High school results

Average SATWorse than average
This district
1069
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+About average
This district
73.2%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateAbout average
This district
91%
MA avg
92.4%

Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Whitman Hanson Regional). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.

Students & classrooms

Classrooms
Students in classes3,484
Average class size19.3MA avg 17.3
Who attends
White
77.1%
Hispanic/Latino
11%
Black/African American
5.9%
Multi-Race
3.8%
Asian
1.8%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander
0.1%

49.5% female · 50.5% male

Student needs
English learnersLower than average
This district
6.5%
MA avg
8.5%
Students with disabilitiesAbout average
This district
19.9%
MA avg
20.2%

Spending & teachers

Spending per student$19.1Kin FY2024 · MA median $21.8K
$2,671 below the MA median
$0K$13K$25KThis district$19.1KMA median$21.8K20162018202020222024
Teacher salary$101.4Kin 2023-24 · MA median $91.4K
$9,976 above the MA median
$0K$53K$105KThis district$101.4KMA median$91.4K20162018202020222024
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearBetter than average
This district
88.1%
MA avg
84.7%
Principals who stayedfrom last yearWorse than average
This district
71.4%
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 255 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
19.4%
MA avg
16.9%

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

About the towns

Hanson
Plymouth County · South Shore
Avg single-family home value$545KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$7,111MA median $6,814
Tax rate$13.10 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$47,238MA median $47,872
Free cash reserves8.2% of budget
Whitman
Plymouth County · South Shore
Avg single-family home value$516KMA median $588K
Avg property tax bill$6,861MA median $6,814
Tax rate$13.30 per $1,000MA median $12.40
Income per person$39,527MA median $47,872
Free cash reserves2.2% of budget

What could you afford here? · All towns A–Z

Town figures are FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices. "MA median" is the median of the state's 351 towns.

Compare Whitman-Hanson with nearby districts

Whitman-Hanson vs East Bridgewater#195C+ · 3 miWhitman-Hanson vs Abington#184C+ · 5 miWhitman-Hanson vs Rockland#199C+ · 5 miWhitman-Hanson vs Hanover#70B+ · 5 miWhitman-Hanson vs Pembroke#81B+ · 5 miWhitman-Hanson vs Holbrook#157B- · 7 miWhitman-Hanson vs Silver Lake#68B+ · 8 miWhitman-Hanson vs Weymouth#150B- · 10 miWhitman-Hanson vs Middleborough#141B- · 13 mi

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