Wareham Cooperative Alternative School

Wareham Cooperative Alternative School is a small high school in Wareham, Massachusetts, one of the schools in Wareham. The school counts 39 students across grades 9 through 12. The school's enrollment is 95% smaller than the 777 average for high schools in Massachusetts.

In Wareham, 4 schools enroll a combined 1,916 students.

White students make up a majority at Wareham Cooperative Alternative School, at 67%. Other students are 15% multiracial, 13% Hispanic, and 5% Black. That is lower than the 77% White share among all Plymouth County residents.

Wareham Cooperative Alternative School operates with 2.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.2:1. That is lower than the 23.4:1 average for high schools in Massachusetts.

Among Plymouth County residents, the median household income is $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 5%. Wareham Cooperative Alternative School is one of 141 public schools in the county.

Of nearby public schools, Wareham Senior High is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. In all, 4 other public schools sit within five miles of Wareham Cooperative Alternative School.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

The school enrolled 39 students in 2024-25, 6 more than the 33 it had in 2020-21. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 16.5:1 to 14.2:1.

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