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Norwell Public Schools

Source & Methodology

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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:
  • Due to Covid-19, complete standardized testing did not take place during the 2020-2021 academic school year. Test data: Reflects 2018 – 2019 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2019
  • Educational Environment: 2020 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2022

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Norwell School District details

Norwell School District
322 Main Street
Norwell, MA 02061

2,182 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

14 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Norwell School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

(10 is best)

Better than of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

(10 is best)

Better than of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

80 60 40 20 0
75%
51%
76%
53%
73%
50%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Grace Farrar Cole School
81 High Street
Norwell, MA, 02061
PK-05
Norwell High School
18 South Street
Norwell, MA, 02061
09-12
Norwell Middle School
328 Main Street
Norwell, MA, 02061
06-08
William G Vinal School
102 Old Oaken Bucket Road
Norwell, MA, 02061
PK-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 95.7% 59.2%
Black 0.5% 9.8%
Hispanic 1.5% 23.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 2.1% 7.6%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.1% 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 $10,564 $23,156,288 57.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,445 $3,167,440 7.8%
Staff $812 $1,779,904 4.4%
General Administration $199 $436,208 1.1%
School Administration $927 $2,031,984 5.0%
Operation $1,324 $2,902,208 7.2%
Transportation $694 $1,521,248 3.8%
Other $390 $854,880 2.1%
Total Support $5,791 $12,693,872 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,146 $4,704,032 11.6%
Total Expenditures $18,501 $40,554,192 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,596 $10,569,374,598 52.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,484 $1,352,382,632 6.7%
Staff $951 $866,478,186 4.3%
General Administration $218 $198,784,787 1.0%
School Administration $880 $802,180,114 4.0%
Operation $1,620 $1,476,806,420 7.4%
Transportation $938 $854,571,701 4.3%
Other $322 $293,118,043 1.5%
Total Support $6,412 $5,844,290,100 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,034 $3,677,202,127 18.3%
Total Expenditures $22,042 $20,090,784,405 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $7,549 $372,153,103,143 49.7%
Support Expenditures
Student $792 $39,020,154,935 5.2%
Staff $618 $30,487,652,661 4.1%
General Administration $258 $12,720,931,842 1.7%
School Administration $730 $35,978,592,512 4.8%
Operation $1,169 $57,607,988,317 7.7%
Transportation $527 $26,002,463,553 3.5%
Other $459 $22,633,739,814 3.0%
Total Support $4,553 $224,451,138,461 30.0%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,074 $151,519,765,183 20.3%
Total Expenditures $15,176 $748,124,887,521 100.0%