District overview
Plymouth Public Schools
How Plymouth funds and governs its schools, and what major facility and program moves are underway.
How are Plymouth’s schools funded and governed?
Plymouth Public Schools combines Massachusetts Chapter 70 formula aid with a Town of Plymouth appropriation and other state, federal, grant, and revolving-fund revenue. Its seven-member elected School Committee sets policy, approves the school budget, and hires and evaluates the superintendent; the town’s budget process determines the local appropriation.
The approved FY27 school operating budget is $133.12 million
The January budget presentation describes a 3.4% increase and $1.76 million in reductions and adjustments before the committee approved the plan.
Town-paid costs make the full education plan larger
The official presentation places school operations, benefits, debt and other town-supported school costs at $192.41 million for FY27.
Seven elected members govern the district
The committee approves policy, budget and superintendent matters for a district that NCES reports as serving 13 schools.
Facilities and student locations are active decisions
Plymouth is studying Hedge Elementary’s future, relocating early-childhood classrooms, and pursuing solar and energy-performance work.
The $22,128 per-pupil figure is the district’s FY24 in-district expenditure measure. It is not the total cost of every student because out-of-district placements and some other costs are reported separately.
What the official record shows
Thirty-eight meeting records, three canceled-meeting agendas, and one budget presentation were collected and reviewed.
Major projects
Hedge Elementary feasibility study
Feasibility and possible consolidation study advancingThe district is studying renovation or replacement of Hedge Elementary and may evaluate consolidation with Cold Spring Elementary; no consolidation decision is established.
- School Committee voted 4-0 to enter the MSBA feasibility study.
- The agenda listed an MSBA owner’s-project-manager review-panel update.
Funding
Massachusetts School Building Authority feasibility process and local capital funding; the collected records do not state a final project budget.
Plymouth Early Childhood Center relocation
Classrooms moving from Manomet to two receiving schoolsEarly-childhood classrooms are moving from temporary Manomet Elementary space to Plymouth Community Intermediate and Plymouth South Middle School.
- District presented the receiving sites and acknowledged a communication gap.
- The superintendent’s agenda update identified the PECC summer move.
Funding
District operating and facilities resources; the collected meeting records do not state a separate project appropriation.
Solar power-purchase agreements
Committee approval was scheduled; final vote not collectedThe district brought Greenskies solar agreements for Plymouth North High, Plymouth South High and Plymouth South Middle to the committee.
- Agenda recommended that the committee sign agreements for three schools.
Funding
Solar power-purchase agreements with Greenskies; the collected agenda does not state contract price, term, or savings.
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Identity and governance were checked against NCES, Massachusetts DESE, and official district pages. The recurring collector follows the Town of Plymouth School Committee archive and the official FY27 budget presentation. All 42 collected files were reviewed chronologically, including the presentation stored in its original PowerPoint format.
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