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Beverly

Beverly, Massachusetts · Public school district · #52 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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4,503

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,612

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% below the Massachusetts median

12.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Beverly is a public school district based in Beverly, Massachusetts, serving 4,503 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #52 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 78% of them. Its schools average 563 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $16,612 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 12.4 students per teacher.

How Beverly compares

BeverlyMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,612

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,818

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school563

Massachusetts median 509 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.4

Massachusetts median 11.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor450

Massachusetts median 372 · 21% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$92.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 7%State 24%Local 70%

Measure	Beverly	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,612	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,818	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$88.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$92.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	364	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	699	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.4	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	450	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

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District	Students	Schools	Spending per student	Students per teacher	Rank
WestfordWestford	4,575	9	$17,473	13.2	#49
WoburnWoburn	4,520	10	$22,114	11.1	#50
MilfordMilford	4,512	6	$18,093	11.7	#51
BeverlyBeverly · this district	4,503	8	$16,612	12.4	#52
BelmontBelmont	4,448	7	$17,338	14.4	#53

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Mifflin County School DistrictLewistown, PA	4,507	$14,332	12.4
Marlboro Township School DistrictMarlboro, NJ	4,502	$22,296	11.1
Grandview R-IIHillsboro, MO	4,501	$10,212	22.8
William Penn School DistrictLansdowne, PA	4,499	$16,989	13.4

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-beverly