Athol-Royalston
Athol-Royalston is a public school district based in Athol, Massachusetts, serving 1,604 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #169 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 26% of them. Its schools average 401 students each, fewer than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $18,429 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.
How Athol-Royalston compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Athol-Royalston | Massachusetts median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $18,429 | $18,974 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $9,993 | $11,960 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $30.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $31.8 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 125 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 230 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.8 | 11.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 321 | 372 | 2024-25 |
Spending: NCES school district finance survey (F-33), FY2020-21. Staffing and enrollment: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25. Via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. The Massachusetts median compares districts with 1,000 or more students.
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Peer districts in Massachusetts
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UxbridgeUxbridge | 1,623 | 4 | $18,901 | 12.6 | #165 |
| SomersetSomerset | 1,620 | 4 | $18,116 | 12.2 | #166 |
| South HadleySouth Hadley | 1,620 | 4 | $17,343 | 11.0 | #167 |
| Southeastern Regional Vocational TechnicalSouth Easton | 1,618 | 1 | $21,792 | 12.2 | #168 |
| Athol-RoyalstonAthol · this district | 1,604 | 4 | $18,429 | 12.8 | #169 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broken Bow Public SchoolsBroken Bow, OK | 1,605 | $10,009 | 15.6 |
| Hastings-On-Hudson Union Free School DistrictHastings On Hudson, NY | 1,604 | $34,129 | 10.4 |
| North Marion School District 15Aurora, OR | 1,604 | $13,419 | 15.9 |
| Eastern Howard School CorporationGreentown, IN | 1,603 | $8,161 | 17.8 |
Peers are the districts closest in enrollment, so they can still differ in many other ways. Enrollment, school counts and phone numbers are from the NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25.
Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ma-athol-royalston