Cyrus Peirce

Located at 10 Surfside Road, in Nantucket, Massachusetts, Cyrus Peirce is a close-knit 6-8 campus that hosts 358 students (grades 6 through 8), one of the schools within Nantucket. Enrollment runs roughly 35% leaner than the state mean of about 547.

Within Nantucket, which oversees 4 schools and 1,719 students, Cyrus Peirce is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Cyrus Peirce shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 41% White, 8% Black, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Cyrus Peirce shows 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Nantucket County) records that median household income runs about $139,688, 56% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 1% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Cyrus Peirce is one of 4 public schools in Nantucket County (combined enrollment of about 1,719 students).

The closest other public school is Nantucket High, roughly 0.0 miles away. 3 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Cyrus Peirce operates from a town-based location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Cyrus Peirce has edged up 3%, going from 348 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 27% to 46%.

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