Chilmark Elementary

Located at 8 State Road, in Chilmark, Massachusetts, Chilmark Elementary is a tiny elementary-level community that hosts 69 students (grades K through 5), overseen by Up-Island Regional. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 82% leaner than typical.

Within Up-Island Regional, which oversees 2 schools and 390 students, Chilmark Elementary is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Chilmark Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (84%). Other groups include 10% multiracial, 3% Asian. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 10 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, Dukes County reports that median household income runs about $125,786, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 1%. Chilmark Elementary is one of 8 public schools in Dukes County (combined enrollment of about 2,381 students).

West Tisbury Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 6.0 miles from this campus. Within ten miles, there are 3 other public schools, a sparser pattern than typical urban areas.

The campus sits in a low-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Chilmark Elementary's enrollment has edged up 33% since 2018, when it stood at 52 (now 69). Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.4:1 in 2018 to 6.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.