Whitman, Massachusetts
The Whitman-Hanson Schools by the Numbers
Read every figure on this page as a TWO TOWN figure. Whitman shares one regional district with Hanson, and the state reports the district as a single unit, so none of these numbers describes Whitman on its own. 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 396 Massachusetts districts is 46.7 percent.
District Overview
These rows describe the Whitman-Hanson Regional School District, which serves the towns of Whitman and Hanson together. The state counts seven schools in it. Five sit in Whitman: the Pre-School Academy, the Louise A. Conley and John H. Duval elementary schools, Whitman Middle School, and the regional high school on Franklin Street. Two sit in Hanson: Indian Head Elementary and Hanson Middle School. Students from both towns come together at the high school.
| District | Whitman-Hanson Regional |
| Towns served | Whitman and Hanson |
| Enrollment, district-wide | 3,423 |
| Schools | 7, five in Whitman and two in Hanson |
| High school | Whitman-Hanson Regional High School |
Student Population
Every share below is measured across the whole district, both towns together. For the precise current breakdown, see the DESE district profile.
| English learners | 7.2% |
| Students with disabilities | 19.3% |
| Low income | 29.3% |
| High needs | 43.3% |
| Per-pupil spending, in-district | $18,078.82 |
Academic Performance & Context
The district’s four-year graduation rate was 88.9 percent, again counting students from both towns. 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.
Who Votes on This Budget
A regional district’s money moves through two towns. The School Committee approves a district budget, and then each town has to fund its assessed share, which in Whitman means an article on the Annual Town Meeting warrant that every registered voter in the hall can debate and vote. Whitman elects six of the ten committee members and Hanson elects four, so the committee that writes the budget is answerable to both towns, and the meeting that funds Whitman’s share is answerable to you.
Sources
MA DESE, Whitman-Hanson Regional Student Profile (code 07800000). Accessed 2026.