Best For the Buck

This is a Forbes Magazine report, Best and Worst School Districts For the Buck, listing Norfolk County Public School District as the 4th best deal in the country, behind Marin County (#1) in California, Collin County (#2) in Texas and Hamilton County (#3) in Indiana. Middlesex (#23) and Barnstable (#54) are two other Massachusetts counties included in the 97 reported best schools disticts on the list.

#4 Norfolk County, MA
Per Pupil Spending 1 : $8,845
College Entrance Exam Score 2,3: 1,090
College Entrance Exam Participation Rate 3: 87.80%
Graduation Rate 3: 89.20%

1Based on Fiscal Year 2004, adjusted for the cost of living in the county's associated Metropolitan Statistical Area. 2Mean score of exam more common in the state (SAT score out of 1600, ACT out of 36). 3For the high school class of 2005 4Combines SAT and ACT (converted to SAT scale) results. 5State average. Sources: Tax Foundation, Economy.com, counties, school district officials, and high school administrators. Forbes Magazine, July 5, 2007

Norfolk County's 31 school districts include: *From EPODUNK.com Avon, Bellingham, Braintree, Brookline, Canton, Cohasset, Dedham, Dover, Dover-Sherborn, Foxborough, Franklin, Holbrook, KingPhilip, Medfield, Medway, Millis, Milton, Needham, Norfolk, Norwood, Plainville, Quincy, Randolph, Sharon, Stoughton, TriCounty, Walpole, Wellesley, Westwood, Weymouth and Wrentham