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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.
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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320 systems
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Waltham
Waltham, MA
- Students
- 5,709
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $28,352
+1.5% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment
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Weymouth
Weymouth, MA
- Students
- 5,641
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $20,710
+2.5% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.7% enrollment
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Bridgewater-Raynham
Bridgewater, MA
- Students
- 5,582
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $18,006
+5.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.9% enrollment
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Needham
Needham, MA
- Students
- 5,541
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $25,207
+6.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.1% enrollment
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Andover
Andover, MA
- Students
- 5,448
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $26,102
+10.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment
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Natick
Natick, MA
- Students
- 5,303
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $22,229
+11.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.3% enrollment
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Braintree
Braintree, MA
- Students
- 5,237
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $21,369
+0.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.4% enrollment
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Chelmsford
Chelmsford, MA
- Students
- 5,130
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $18,805
-2.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.4% enrollment
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Fitchburg
Fitchburg, MA
- Students
- 5,124
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $22,461
+20.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment
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Acton-Boxborough
Acton, MA
- Students
- 5,099
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $22,114
+8.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.5% enrollment
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Somerville
Somerville, MA
- Students
- 4,927
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $30,512
+18.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.4% enrollment
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Billerica
Billerica, MA
- Students
- 4,901
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $22,635
+3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +2.9% enrollment
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Holyoke
Holyoke, MA
- Students
- 4,898
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $25,611
+16.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment
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Pittsfield
Pittsfield, MA
- Students
- 4,876
- Schools
- 14
- Spending / pupil
- $24,841
+14.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.2% enrollment
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Barnstable
Hyannis, MA
- Students
- 4,817
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $24,994
+12.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.5% enrollment
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Westfield
Westfield, MA
- Students
- 4,808
- Schools
- 11
- Spending / pupil
- $20,104
+4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment
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Marlborough
Marlborough, MA
- Students
- 4,729
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $22,236
+0.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.5% enrollment
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Franklin
Franklin, MA
- Students
- 4,680
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $20,336
+5.4% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.0% enrollment
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Beverly
Beverly, MA
- Students
- 4,502
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $20,325
+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -1.4% enrollment
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North Andover
North Andover, MA
- Students
- 4,463
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $20,235
+14.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.4% enrollment
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Westford
Westford, MA
- Students
- 4,451
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $20,818
+7.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -12.2% enrollment
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Belmont
Belmont, MA
- Students
- 4,424
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $20,051
+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.4% enrollment
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Woburn
Woburn, MA
- Students
- 4,424
- Schools
- 10
- Spending / pupil
- $24,695
+5.3% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.2% enrollment
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Milford
Milford, MA
- Students
- 4,413
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $22,914
+15.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.2% enrollment
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Winchester
Winchester, MA
- Students
- 4,331
- Schools
- 7
- Spending / pupil
- $20,708
+10.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.6% enrollment
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Milton
Milton, MA
- Students
- 4,320
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $21,611
+10.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment
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Hopkinton
Hopkinton, MA
- Students
- 4,187
- Schools
- 6
- Spending / pupil
- $18,691
-3.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.6% enrollment
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Medford
Medford, MA
- Students
- 4,134
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $24,749
+1.1% spending / pupil after inflation · -2.3% enrollment
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Wellesley
Wellesley, MA
- Students
- 4,101
- Schools
- 9
- Spending / pupil
- $31,194
+18.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.4% enrollment
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West Springfield
West Springfield, MA
- Students
- 3,966
- Schools
- 8
- Spending / pupil
- $20,665
+13.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -3.6% enrollment
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