U.S. school systems/Massachusetts
School systems & governing boards · MA

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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Lenox

Lenox, MA

Students
783
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$25,047

-3.1% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.6% enrollment

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Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical

Westford, MA

Students
773
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,530

-4.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +13.0% enrollment

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Boxford

Boxford, MA

Students
757
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$23,801

-4.7% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.4% enrollment

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Hull

Hull, MA

Students
755
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$33,548

+20.2% spending / pupil after inflation · -14.9% enrollment

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Gateway

Huntington, MA

Students
752
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$27,138

+11.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.8% enrollment

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Avon

Avon, MA

Students
732
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$22,287

+6.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +0.5% enrollment

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Middleton

Boxford, MA

Students
722
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$24,386

+3.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.1% enrollment

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Granby

Granby, MA

Students
693
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$20,346

+19.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment

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Hampshire

Westhampton, MA

Students
690
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,904

-1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.0% enrollment

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Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical

Lexington, MA

Students
683
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$38,258

-23.4% spending / pupil after inflation · +32.6% enrollment

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Martha's Vineyard

Vineyard Haven, MA

Students
681
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$44,683

+12.2% spending / pupil after inflation · +6.1% enrollment

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Rockport

Rockport, MA

Students
671
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$31,091

+19.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -24.4% enrollment

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South Shore Regional Vocational Technical

Hanover, MA

Students
667
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$28,892

+9.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +3.4% enrollment

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Cape Cod Regional Vocational Technical

Harwich, MA

Students
663
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$29,422

-17.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +16.1% enrollment

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Lee

Lee, MA

Students
646
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$26,132

+6.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -8.1% enrollment

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Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical

Palmer, MA

Students
643
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$27,428

-4.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.8% enrollment

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Plainville

Plainville, MA

Students
635
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$21,935

-1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.7% enrollment

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Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical

Turners Falls, MA

Students
621
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$26,979

-15.8% spending / pupil after inflation · +25.7% enrollment

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Pioneer Valley

Northfield, MA

Students
616
Schools
3
Spending / pupil
$28,154

+12.7% spending / pupil after inflation · -17.1% enrollment

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Southern Berkshire

Sheffield, MA

Students
614
Schools
4
Spending / pupil
$34,583

+10.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -10.8% enrollment

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Topsfield

Boxford, MA

Students
611
Schools
2
Spending / pupil
$24,291

+14.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -4.7% enrollment

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Carlisle

Carlisle, MA

Students
608
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$26,056

-6.6% spending / pupil after inflation · +1.3% enrollment

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Frontier

South Deerfield, MA

Students
605
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,593

+7.8% spending / pupil after inflation · -6.5% enrollment

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Bristol County Agricultural

Dighton, MA

Students
592
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,488

-7.0% spending / pupil after inflation · +30.4% enrollment

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Norfolk County Agricultural

Walpole, MA

Students
586
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$29,374

-1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +5.2% enrollment

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Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural

Northampton, MA

Students
569
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$28,561

+1.3% spending / pupil after inflation · +14.9% enrollment

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Halifax

Kingston, MA

Students
549
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$19,262

+25.9% spending / pupil after inflation · -9.7% enrollment

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Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical

Rochester, MA

Students
549
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$27,692

+5.0% spending / pupil after inflation · -0.2% enrollment

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Orange

Orange, MA

Students
523
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$23,509

+20.6% spending / pupil after inflation · -11.1% enrollment

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Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical

North Adams, MA

Students
520
Schools
1
Spending / pupil
$25,571

-1.9% spending / pupil after inflation · +4.8% 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.