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Barnstable High School

744 West Main Street

Tel: (508)790-6445

Barnstable High School serves 1,911 students in grades 8-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 is lower than the MA average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 23% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the state average of 36%.
Barnstable High School operates within the Barnstable School District.
Barnstable School District's 80% graduation rate is lower than the MA state average of 85%.

The student population of 1911 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The teacher population of 143 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 13:1 has decreased from 14:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.40 is more than the state average of 0.34. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	13:1	14:1

American Indian	1%	n/a
Asian	4%	6%

Hispanic	8%	18%

Black	7%	9%

White	77%	64%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	3%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.40	0.34

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	33%	36%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	3%	4%

Barnstable School District's student population of 4,933 students has grown by 19% over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 80% has decreased from 94% over five years.
The revenue/student of $19,125 is higher than the state average of $18,534. The district revenue/student has declined by 8% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $18,756 is higher than the state average of $18,197. The district spending/student has declined by 8% over four years.

School District Name	Barnstable School District
Number of Schools Managed	7	3
Number of Students Managed	4,933	1,368

Graduation Rate	80%	85%

District Total Revenue	$94 MM	$25 MM

District Spending	$92 MM	$25 MM

District Revenue / Student	$19,125	$18,534

District Spending / Student	$18,756	$18,197

School Statewide Testing	View Education Department Test Scores