Cedar Elementary

Cedar Elementary is a medium-sized K-5 school in Hanover, Massachusetts, run under Hanover. The school caters to 479 students in grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Cedar Elementary sits 26% larger than that benchmark.

Cedar Elementary is one of 4 schools operated by Hanover, a district that teaches 2,550 students overall.

Looking at the student body, Cedar Elementary shows that nearly all students (88%) are White; the rest comes out to 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 2% Asian. By comparison, Plymouth County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Cedar Elementary reports 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Cedar Elementary higher than the state norm the norm.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Plymouth County put median household earnings sit near $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cedar Elementary is one of 141 public schools in Plymouth County (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students).

Hanover High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 16%: 414 students in 2018 compared to 479 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 96% to 88% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio rose from 12.9:1 in 2018 to 17.5:1 today.

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