Middleborough, Massachusetts
The Middleborough Schools by the Numbers
A snapshot of one district that educates about 2,863 students across five schools. Detailed figures come from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
District Snapshot
Sources: Massachusetts DESE, school and district profiles.
High needs is a state count, not a score. It includes every student who is from a low income household, learning English, or receiving special education services, and counts each one only once. The median across all 395 Massachusetts districts is 46.6 percent.
District Overview
| District | Middleborough |
| Enrollment | 2,863 |
| Schools | 5 |
| High school | Middleborough High |
Student Population
For the precise current breakdown, see the DESE district profile.
| English learners | 1.6% |
| First language not English | 5.4% |
| Students with disabilities | 19.9% |
| High needs | 48.9% |
| Per-pupil spending (in-district) | $19,536.17 |
| Per-pupil spending (total) | $20,064.07 |
Academic Performance & Context
Middleborough’s four-year graduation rate was 88.8%. MCAS results, graduation rates, and accountability data are published and updated each year by DESE. Because these change annually, this guide links to the live state profile rather than reprinting numbers that quickly go stale.
One number here is a civics fact rather than an education one. Per-pupil spending is not set in this building and it is not set by the Superintendent. The Superintendent proposes the school budget to the School Committee, the School Committee sends its number into the town budget, and Town Meeting votes the money, in the same room, on the same night, by the same registered voters who vote everything else. That means the shortest route a Middleborough student has to the amount spent on their own school runs through a hall at Middleborough High School and through the registered voters standing in it.
Sources
MA DESE, Middleborough Student Profile (code 01820000). Accessed 2026. Budget path from the Charter of the Town of Middleborough, Chapter 592 of the Acts of 1920 as amended, sections 5 and 19(K).