Halifax Elementary

Halifax Elementary, a moderately sized primary school in Halifax, Massachusetts, operated by Halifax, teaches 531 students, covering grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 39% above the state mean of about 381.

Operationally, Halifax Elementary answers to Halifax, which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On demographics, Halifax Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%). Beyond that, the school lists 5% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.

On the income-and-resources front, Halifax Elementary lists 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the area at large, census data for Plymouth County shows median household earnings sit near $114,201, about 42% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Halifax Elementary is one of 141 public schools in Plymouth County (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students).

Dennett Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 3.3 miles from this campus. 6 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a countryside site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Halifax Elementary's enrollment has fell 11% since 2018, when it stood at 597 (now 531). Class-load math has fell: from 15.3:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Halifax Elementary community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.