Salisbury, Massachusetts
The Salisbury Schools by the Numbers
A snapshot of the Triton Regional School District, which Salisbury shares with Newbury and Rowley, and which educates about 2,076 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 | Triton Regional |
| Enrollment | 2,076 |
| Schools | 5 |
| High school | Triton Regional High School |
Student Population
For the precise current breakdown, see the DESE district profile.
| English learners | 2.3% |
| First language not English | 5.6% |
| Students with disabilities | 22.1% |
| High needs | 40.8% |
| Per-pupil spending (in-district) | $24,436.24 |
| Per-pupil spending (total) | $24,897.55 |
Academic Performance & Context
Triton’s four-year graduation rate was 92.9%. 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 by the Superintendent alone. Because Triton is a regional district, its budget is divided among Salisbury, Newbury and Rowley as an assessment, and each town’s share is voted at its own Town Meeting, in the same room, by the same registered voters who vote everything else. A Salisbury resident who wants a say in what the schools spend has two levers: the three Salisbury seats on the regional School Committee, and the Town Meeting vote on the assessment.
Sources
MA DESE, Triton Regional Student Profile (code 07730000). Accessed 2026.