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Holliston Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2021 – 2022 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2020
  • Educational Environment: 2021 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2023

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Holliston School District details

Holliston School District
370 Hollis Street
Holliston, MA 01746

2,809 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Holliston School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

9

(10 is best)

Better than 82.2% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

10

(10 is best)

Better than 95.0% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
59%
42%
57%
43%
60%
40%
59%
42%
57%
43%
60%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Holliston High School
370 Hollis Street
Holliston, MA, 01746
09-12
Miller School
235 Woodland Street
Holliston, MA, 01746
03-05
Placentino Elementary School
235 Woodland Street
Holliston, MA, 01746
PK-02
Robert H. Adams Middle School
323 Woodland Street
Holliston, MA, 01746
06-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 82.1% 58.3%
Black 1.4% 9.8%
Hispanic 5.2% 24.0%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 10.6% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $9,908 $28,832,280 54.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,622 $4,720,020 9.0%
Staff $845 $2,458,950 4.7%
General Administration $190 $552,900 1.1%
School Administration $834 $2,426,940 4.6%
Operation $1,087 $3,163,170 6.0%
Transportation $637 $1,853,670 3.5%
Other $366 $1,065,060 2.0%
Total Support $5,582 $16,243,620 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,576 $7,496,160 14.3%
Total Expenditures $18,067 $52,574,970 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,021 $10,957,524,359 51.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,684 $1,534,703,819 7.2%
Staff $914 $833,015,705 3.9%
General Administration $276 $251,849,785 1.2%
School Administration $979 $892,630,457 4.2%
Operation $1,659 $1,511,998,563 7.1%
Transportation $848 $773,223,628 3.6%
Other $478 $436,154,533 2.1%
Total Support $6,839 $6,233,540,894 29.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,416 $4,024,919,077 19.0%
Total Expenditures $23,275 $21,215,885,470 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,794 $384,567,026,223 49.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $841 $41,500,431,613 5.3%
Staff $665 $32,787,987,253 4.2%
General Administration $269 $13,273,339,703 1.7%
School Administration $756 $37,281,585,830 4.8%
Operation $1,191 $58,747,506,944 7.6%
Transportation $504 $24,858,475,672 3.2%
Other $491 $24,247,526,162 3.1%
Total Support $4,716 $232,696,768,378 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,247 $160,183,697,619 20.6%
Total Expenditures $15,757 $777,446,989,564 100.0%