U.S. school systems/Massachusetts
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Massachusetts school systems.

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320school systems
1,741operating schools connected
862,765students in finance records
317complete 2019–2024 finance trends
0governance layers connected
What changed from 2019 to 2024?

Massachusetts school finance after inflation.

Follow a consistent set of 317 systems across all six Census years. Dollar changes are converted with the national CPI-U annual average so a nominal increase is not mistaken for a real increase.

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2024 median spending / pupil$23,706Median of complete system records
Median change after inflation+7.3%Current spending per pupil · 2024 dollars
Median nominal change+31.7%Before the CPI-U adjustment
Aggregate enrollment change-4.3%Same complete systems in every year
Enrollment in consistently reporting systems317 systems in every year
201920202021202220232024901,178859,112
Current spending per pupil in 2024 dollarsWeighted by the enrollment attached to each spending record
201920202021202220232024$26,532$23,638

School finance: U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances · inflation adjustment: BLS CPI-U series CUUR0000SA0, annual U.S. city average. This is a purchasing-power comparison, not a performance grade or local cost-of-living estimate.

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Ralph C Mahar

Orange, MA

Students
504
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$30,875

+35.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -31.1% enrollment

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Hadley

Hadley, MA

Students
503
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$26,748

+18.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.2% enrollment

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Dover

Dover, MA

Students
497
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$26,028

+0.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.4% enrollment

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Rochester

Mattapoisett, MA

Students
494
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,008

+4.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.3% enrollment

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Southampton

Southampton, MA

Students
471
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,522

+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.0% enrollment

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Brewster

Orleans, MA

Students
434
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$30,675

+11.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.2% enrollment

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Oak Bluffs

Vineyard Haven, MA

Students
419
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$35,418

+7.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment

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North Brookfield

North Brookfield, MA

Students
407
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$24,823

+30.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -28.6% enrollment

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Sherborn

Dover, MA

Students
401
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$24,676

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.9% enrollment

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Mattapoisett

Mattapoisett, MA

Students
400
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$28,080

+8.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.3% enrollment

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Up-Island Regional

Vineyard Haven, MA

Students
398
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$39,915

+12.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment

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Marion

Mattapoisett, MA

Students
389
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,059

+24.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -13.0% enrollment

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Edgartown

Vineyard Haven, MA

Students
386
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$37,425

-0.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.3% enrollment

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Hatfield

Hatfield, MA

Students
322
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$27,720

+55.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -26.1% enrollment

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Deerfield

South Deerfield, MA

Students
313
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,751

+16.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -20.2% enrollment

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Brookfield

Fiskdale, MA

Students
302
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$17,202

+2.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment

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Brimfield

Fiskdale, MA

Students
284
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$21,901

+9.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment

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Tisbury

Vineyard Haven, MA

Students
271
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$46,635

+14.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Plympton

Kingston, MA

Students
253
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,684

-10.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +27.1% enrollment

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Holland

Fiskdale, MA

Students
226
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$18,018

-6.1% spending / pupil after inflation · 0.0% enrollment

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Clarksburg

Clarksburg, MA

Students
208
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$15,615
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Sunderland

South Deerfield, MA

Students
183
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$30,224

+36.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -21.1% enrollment

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Eastham

Orleans, MA

Students
176
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$34,568

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment

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Richmond

Richmond, MA

Students
158
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$29,519

+26.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.7% enrollment

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Nahant

Nahant, MA

Students
149
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,302

+7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.3% enrollment

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Conway

South Deerfield, MA

Students
144
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,056

-13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.7% enrollment

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Leverett

New Salem, MA

Students
142
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,901

-7.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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Orleans

Orleans, MA

Students
142
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$46,141

+42.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -34.9% enrollment

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Chesterfield-Goshen

Chesterfield, MA

Students
139
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,540

-2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +7.8% enrollment

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New Salem-Wendell

NEW SALEM, MA

Students
137
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$29,934

+13.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Final 2024–25 NCES agency and school directories are joined by exact agency ID. Census school-finance records for 2019–2024 are connected only by exact Census PID6 or NCES LEAID and remain nominal dollars. Board coverage is added only from an official state or district source.