Total enrollment
2,550
-64 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Hanover
Massachusetts · 2,550 students · 1 city
Hanover is a public-school district inside Massachusetts, running 4 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 2,550 students, broken out as 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Hanover
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Hanover ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,550 | #107 of 231 | #3,715 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #151 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.6:1 | #221 of 231 | #5,048 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 16.8% | #201 of 206 | #6,015 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Hanover
Since 2017-18, the 4 district schools that reported both years went from 2,381 to 2,550 students (up 7%) and from 187 to 175 full-time teachers (down 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover Middle | Hanover | Middle | 05-08 | 826 |
| Hanover High | Hanover | High | 09-12 | 663 |
| Center Elementary | Hanover | Elementary | 02-04 | 582 |
| Cedar Elementary | Hanover | Elementary | PK-01 | 479 |
About Hanover
Across 4 schools, Hanover educates about 2,550 students in Massachusetts. By footprint it is a rural-scale district.
For a sense of the school types, Hanover consists of 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
On a per-school basis, Hanover runs about 638 students per school, 27% above the state mean of roughly 501.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment held roughly steady: 2,614 students in SY 2020-21 versus 2,550 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Hanover discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.