Cohasset High School

Cohasset High School, a tight-knit senior high in Cohasset, Massachusetts, overseen by Cohasset, hosts 381 students, covering grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 777 students per school, that is 51% below typical.

Across the 4 schools in Cohasset (1,397 students total), Cohasset High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Cohasset High School logs that nearly all students (91%) are White; the rest looks like 3% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Norfolk County as a whole is about 70% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cohasset High School logs 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Norfolk County) shows that median household income runs about $130,739, roughly 59% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. In all, Norfolk County runs 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), of which Cohasset High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: Cohasset Middle School, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cohasset High School.

Cohasset High School operates from a residential location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 55%: 846 students in 2018 compared to 381 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 9.0:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Cohasset High School community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.