Gardner
Gardner is a public school district based in Gardner, Massachusetts, serving 2,532 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #109 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 53% of them. Its schools average 633 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $16,400 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 14.4 students per teacher.
How Gardner compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Gardner | Massachusetts median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $16,400 | $18,974 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,389 | $11,960 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $44.7 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $43.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 176 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 338 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 14.4 | 11.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 506 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HanoverHanover | 2,550 | 4 | $16,362 | 14.6 | #107 |
| Dighton-RehobothNorth Dighton | 2,541 | 5 | $17,568 | 13.1 | #108 |
| GardnerGardner · this district | 2,532 | 4 | $16,400 | 14.4 | #109 |
| SudburySudbury | 2,529 | 5 | $21,877 | 10.9 | #110 |
| BedfordBedford | 2,513 | 4 | $22,029 | 11.1 | #111 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin Public SchoolsElgin, OK | 2,534 | $9,251 | 18.0 |
| Zion-Benton Twp HSD 126Zion, IL | 2,533 | $19,797 | 15.5 |
| Harvard CUSD 50Harvard, IL | 2,532 | $15,502 | 10.8 |
| Stone County School DistrictWiggins, MS | 2,532 | $9,729 | 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.
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