Kenneth Coombs School

Kenneth Coombs School, an average-sized K-5 school in Mashpee, Massachusetts, overseen by Mashpee, enrolls 387 students, covering grades pre-K through 2.

Kenneth Coombs School is one of 3 schools operated by Mashpee, a district that educates 1,386 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Kenneth Coombs School records that 68% of the student body identifies as White; the rest looks like 13% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, 3% Black, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 86% White, putting the school's mix considerably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Barnstable County indicate the typical household earns roughly $95,241 per year, 48% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Kenneth Coombs School is one of 49 public schools in Barnstable County (combined enrollment of about 22,212 students).

The closest other public school is Quashnet School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 3 other public schools.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Kenneth Coombs School has declined 7%, going from 416 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 7% to 13% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.5:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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