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A. Hamilton-Wenham
Profile
We summarize the data and percentiles for
the Hamilton-Wenham School District and the towns of Hamilton and Wenham in this
section of the report. Percentiles are used to compare Hamilton and Wenham’s
data for each measure to our comparison group of districts and towns. A
percentile is a value on a scale of one hundred that indicates the percent of a
distribution that is equal to or below it.
School District Profile
The Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District
ranks in the middle third (34th to 66th percentile) of our
comparison group in seven of the 11 School District measures.
The District ranks in the lower third (0 to
33rd percentile) for three measures…
§
Total Spending per Pupil – FY 2001 to 2003 %
Change
§
FY 2002 Average Teacher Salary
§
FY 1997 to 2002 Average Teacher Salary
… and inches into the upper third (67th
to 100th percentile) for one measure: 10th Grade MCAS
scores.
| Measure |
Data |
Percentile |
“Third” |
| FY 2003 Total Spending per
Pupil |
$8,108 |
50th |
Mid |
| Average Total Spending per
Pupil - FY 2001 to 2003 |
$7,829 |
52nd |
Mid |
| Total Spending per Pupil - FY
2001 to 2003 % Change |
5.9% |
19th |
Lower |
| FY 2002 Average Teacher Salary |
$48,280 |
29th |
Lower |
| FY 1997 to 2002 Average Teacher
Salary |
$39,236 |
0th |
Lower |
| Students per Computer – 2001 -
2002 |
5.2 |
60th |
Mid |
| 1999-2003 Average Adjusted
Dropout Rate |
0.54 |
65th |
Mid |
| 4th Grade Math +
English MCAS Scores – FY 2002 |
490 |
50th |
Mid |
| 8th Grade Math +
History MCAS Scores – FY 2002 |
475 |
63rd |
Mid |
| 10th Grade Math +
English/Language MCAS Scores – FY 2002 |
505 |
67th |
Upper |
| SAT Scores – Average FY 2000
and 2001 |
1095 |
59th |
Mid |
Town Profiles
Turning our attention from the
Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District to the two separate towns, the data
shows some similarities and important differences between Hamilton and Wenham:
The two towns are similar in their:
- Median Home Price - Percent Change from
FY 1998 to FY 2003, with both towns increasing over 80% (Wenham’s 87% placed
the town in the 89th percentile, vs Hamilton’s 81% increase which
was in the 62nd percentile of comparison towns)
- Median Residential Tax Bills (both in the
middle third of comparison towns)
- Income per Capita for FY 1999 (both in
the middle third of comparison towns)
- Residential plus Open Space Levy as a %
of Total Town Revenue (both in the top third of comparison towns)
The two towns differ in their:
- Median Home Price – Wenham is about
$100,000 higher, and in the top third of comparison towns
- Percent of Total Town Expenditures Spent
on Schools – Hamilton is higher (63.2% vs Wenham’s 48.8%), and is in the top
10 percent of comparison towns.
- Police Officers per 1000 – Wenham is
almost two police officers per 1,000 higher, and is in the top 10 percent of
comparison towns.
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Hamilton |
Wenham |
| Measure |
Data |
Percentile |
Data |
Percentile |
| Median Home Price – FY 2003 |
$469,500 |
50th |
$565,000 |
71st |
| Median Home Price – % Change FY
1998 to FY 2003 |
81% |
62nd |
87% |
89th |
| Income per Capita FY 1999 |
$33,222 |
34th |
$36,812 |
48th |
| Median Residential Tax Bills FY
2003 |
$6,216 |
58th |
$6,232 |
58th |
| Residential plus Open Space
Levy as % of Total, FY 2003 |
95.4% |
70th |
95.8% |
75th |
| School as % of Total
Expenditures, FY 2003 |
63.2% |
91st |
48.8% |
26th |
| Police Officers per 1000 |
3.0 |
60th |
4.9 |
93rd |
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