Barnstable School District

Public Grades PK–12 CSchool Grade

Public schools for Barnstable Town.

At a glance

4,680Students enrolled

9Schools

$24,994Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Barnstable Town

Grades K–3

5 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–7

Barnstable Intermediate School642 students · HyannisThis district

Grades 8–12

Barnstable High1,652 students · HyannisThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency25%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts42%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)86%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$24,994

per student each year · 6% below the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration36%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)60%

State34%

Federal5%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

4,713’20

4,751’21

4,838’22

4,817’23

4,680’24

Students

White · 47%2,210

Hispanic · 33%1,531

Black · 10%451

Two or more races · 8%352

Asian · 2%100

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%20

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools9 in district

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Barnstable United Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades 4–5 · 714 students · Marston Mills

C+Public 📚

West Villages Elementary SchoolElementary · Grades K–3 · 416 students · Marstons Mills

BPublic 📚

Hyannis West ElementaryElementary · Grades K–3 · 309 students · Hyannis

CPublic 📚

Barnstable Community Innovation SchoolElementary · Grades K–3 · 293 students · Hyannis

C+Public 📚

Centerville ElementaryElementary · Grades K–3 · 267 students · Centerville

C+Public 📚

West Barnstable ElementaryElementary · Grades K–3 · 237 students · West Barnstable

CPublic 📚

Barnstable Intermediate SchoolMiddle · Grades 6–7 · 642 students · Hyannis

CPublic 🏫

Barnstable HighHigh · Grades 8–12 · 1,652 students · Hyannis

C+Public 📚

Enoch Cobb Early Learning CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 150 students · Hyannis

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Dennis-Yarmouth School DistrictYarmouth · $26,504 per student

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Mashpee School DistrictMashpee · $26,938 per student

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Sandwich School DistrictSandwich · $28,326 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.