District profile / Massachusetts

Chicopee

Chicopee, Massachusetts · Public school district · #20 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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6,755

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,548

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Massachusetts median

10.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Chicopee is a public school district based in Chicopee, Massachusetts, serving 6,755 students in 15 schools. By enrollment it ranks #20 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 92% of them. Its schools average 450 students each, fewer than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $18,548 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 10.7 students per teacher.

How Chicopee compares

ChicopeeMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,548

Massachusetts median $18,974 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,995

Massachusetts median $11,960 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school450

Massachusetts median 509 · 12% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.7

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 10% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor233

Massachusetts median 372 · 37% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$139.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 9%State 61%Local 30%

Measure	Chicopee	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,548	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,995	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$138.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$139.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	632	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,280	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.7	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	233	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
BrooklineBrookline	7,023	12	$27,156	12.9	#18
PlymouthPlymouth	6,956	13	$20,770	11.1	#19
ChicopeeChicopee · this district	6,755	15	$18,548	10.7	#20
LexingtonLexington	6,748	10	$22,663	10.4	#21
WachusettJefferson	6,557	13	$16,237	13.2	#22

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Jonesboro School DistrictJonesboro, AR	6,762	$11,204	15.8
West Ottawa Public School DistrictHolland, MI	6,757	$12,217	15.9
Lockhart ISDLockhart, TX	6,753	$10,186	16.6
Monroe Township School DistrictMonroe Township, NJ	6,750	$19,422	12.7

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-chicopee