District profile / Massachusetts

Duxbury

Duxbury, Massachusetts · Public school district · #101 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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2,694

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$19,210

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Massachusetts median

11.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Duxbury is a public school district based in Duxbury, Massachusetts, serving 2,694 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #101 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 674 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $19,210 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.3 students per teacher.

How Duxbury compares

DuxburyMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$19,210

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

Instruction spending per student$12,962

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Students per school674

Massachusetts median 509 · 32% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.3

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 5% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor207

Massachusetts median 372 · 44% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$63.9 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 19%Local 78%

Measure	Duxbury	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$19,210	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,962	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$58.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$63.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	239	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	399	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.3	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	207	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
WaylandWayland	2,701	6	$22,957	11.3	#100
DuxburyDuxbury · this district	2,694	4	$19,210	11.3	#101
HollistonHolliston	2,689	4	$16,723	13.1	#102
SaugusSaugus	2,675	4	$20,599	15.3	#103
DedhamDedham	2,668	7	$25,207	10.3	#104

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Goshen LocalGoshen, OH	2,695	$12,000	18.3
Richland ParishRayville, LA	2,694	$12,816	16.5
Kings Park Central School DistrictKings Park, NY	2,694	$30,389	10.4
Newton Community School DistrictNewton, IA	2,693	$11,909	14.6

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-duxbury