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Plymouth South High School

490 Long Pond Rd, Plymouth, MA, 02360-2647

Tel: (508)224-7512

Grades: 9-12 | 1,409 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Plymouth South High School serves 1,409 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 11:1 is lower than the MA state average of 14:1.
The school's 83% graduation rate is lower than the MA state average of 86%.
Minority enrollment is 6% of the student body.
Plymouth South High School is one of 2 public high schools within Plymouth, and operates within the Plymouth School District.

The nearest elementary school is South Elementary School (3.1 miles away), the nearest middle school is Plymouth South Middle School (0.4 miles away), and the nearest high school is Plymouth North High School (4.5 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, MA Dept. of Educ.	Plymouth South High School
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	1,409 students

% Male / % Female	53% / 47%
Total Classroom Teachers	124 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(MA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	11:1	14:1

	This School	(MA) School Average
% American Indian	1%	n/a

% Asian	n/a	5%

% Hispanic	2%	16%

% Black	1%	9%

% White	94%	68%

Unknown	2%	2%


	This School	(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	22%	29%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	7%	5%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Plymouth School District
	This School's Agency	(MA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	14	3
Number of Students Managed	8,280 students	1,433 students

District Total Revenue	$119,646,000	$24,934,000

District Expenditure	$121,304,000	$24,057,000

District Revenue / Student	$14,450	$17,400

District Expenditure / Student	$14,650	$16,788

District Graduation Rates	83%	86%

Nearby Schools:

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Plymouth South High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Plymouth South Middle School
Grades: 5-8 | 0.4 mi. away

South Elementary School
Grades: PK-4 | 3.1 mi. away

Plymouth Commun Intermed Middle School
Grades: 6-8 | 3.3 mi. away

Indian Brook Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 4.1 mi. away

Manomet Elementary School
Grades: KG-5 | 4.3 mi. away

View all schools in: Plymouth, Plymouth County, Zip 02360

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