Barnstable High School - Hyannis, Massachusetts/MA

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Barnstable High School

744 West Main Street, Hyannis, MA, 02601-3495 -

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Definition of Terms

Barnstable High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Barnstable County, MA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

1883 students

% Male / % Female

48% / 52%

Total Classroom Teachers

137 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 498 students

Grade 10 - 499 students

Grade 11 - 459 students

Grade 12 - 427 students

This School

(MA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:14

1:14

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(MA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	1%	4%
% Hispanic	8%	12%
% Black	4%	9%
% White	82%	73%
% Unknown	5 %	2%

Additional Student Information

This School

(MA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

15%

20%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

% Migrant Students Enrolled

n/a

n/a

(MA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Barnstable School District

This School's Agency

(MA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	11	5
Number of Students Managed	4,728 students	2,427 students
District Total Revenue	$77,636,000	$31,707,000
District Expenditure	$74,903,000	$31,191,000
District Revenue / Student	$16,420	$13,064
District Expenditure / Student	$15,842	$12,852
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

What's happening on Cape - June 26 (Cape Cod Times)
posted on June 26, 2009 at 05:53:42 pm
A full rundown of events on Cape for the next week.
At-risk student aid faces threat (Cape Cod Times)
posted on June 26, 2009 at 06:12:45 am
WEST BARNSTABLE — In 1998, after struggling academically at Barnstable High School for three years, Stephanie Coxe embarked senior year on an alternative education program at Cape Cod Community College called Diploma Plus.
This Just In...6-26-09 (The Barnstable Patriot)
posted on June 26, 2009 at 05:02:33 am
On the next page, you’ll find fun photos of the Four Seas Scoop-a-Thon . Patriot reporter Kathleen Szmit was set to scoop, but opted to stay behind the camera lens instead of the counter after battling a cold the previous week.
Tide running against sewer projects (The Barnstable Patriot)
posted on June 26, 2009 at 05:01:43 am
The 13 people who get to decide whether the town should borrow $44 million to sewer the Lake Wequaquet area and $7.2 million to do the same at Stewart’s Creek were due on stage at Barnstable High School’s Knight Auditorium last night.
Barnstable sewer hearing available on TV tonight (Cape Cod Times)
posted on June 25, 2009 at 06:10:55 am
Barnstable residents unable to attend tonight's public hearing on proposed extensions to the town sewer system will be able to catch the show on television.

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Barnstable High School is an urban, public high school (grades 9-12) in Hyannis, Massachusetts, USA. It is the largest high school in Barnstable County on Cape Cod. It is divided into 5 "houses", described as "schools within a school".
The school is operated by the Barnstable Public School District.
Athletic success: Barnstable High School sports teams are known as the Red Raiders, a name they share with, most notably, Texas Tech University. Red Raider teams have fared very well in recent years, the most successful being the girls' tennis program. In the 2006 spring tennis season, the entire team went undefeated in the regular season and team captain Lauren Donnelly (her 2nd consecutive championship) and her partner Kourtney Kelly won the South Sectional doubles championship, also earning recognition as Boston Globe All-Scholastic Team winners. Under Donnelly's leadership, the Red Raiders are currently in the hunt for the team South Sectional championship.
The Barnstable High School Girls Volleyball team has won 9 State Championships in the past 13 years, including the past 3 State Championships. The team is currently on a 74 match win streak. Recent graduates include four Boston Globe and Boston Herald All Scholastics Genny Moore, Katelyn Morin, Liz Auger and Carly Newton, who was also named Massachusetts Gatorade Player of the Year and Prepvolley.com All American.
Colors are red and white. Rival high school for sports is Falmouth High School, home of the "Clippers."
Barnstable Stadium Field is the sports field on the campus of Barnstable High School. It is home to the Cape Cod Crusaders of the United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL).
Fine Arts: Barnstable High School is well known for their fine arts programs, including the Red Raider Marching Band, in addition to the choral, orchestral and dramatic departments. In the late 1990s, the school received a major renovation and expansion. This project included the construction of the Fine Arts Center, which in addition to providing ample space for the school's active organizations, also serves as the home stage for the locally renowned Cape Cod Symphony Orchestra.
Hazing incident: In September 2002, the Boston Herald quoted a police report that four members of the boys' track team allegedly paddled freshmen runners as part of a hazing incident.
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