For the final piece of Marblehead Beacon’s multi-part series evaluating Marblehead’s MCAS performance, the focus is on exploring underlying financial and population-based statistics for Marblehead as well as the previously-established comparable communities.
Nan Murphy, Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning for the Marblehead Public Schools, is a finalist for the position of Superintendent in both Dedham and Milton, Massachusetts.
The Marblehead Public School district pays teachers less than nearly every comparable district but spends more per student and has the lowest student/teacher ratio.
The Marblehead Public Schools are using an online platform called "Thought Exchange" to seek input from the community on their priorities with regard to the fiscal year 2024 school budget.
What happens when we compare Marblehead to a range of comparable and aspirational communities in terms of student-teacher ratios, expenditures per student, teacher pay, enrollment trends, and academic outcomes?