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Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical

New Bedford, Massachusetts · Public school district · #131 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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2,151

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$23,875

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 26% above the Massachusetts median

11.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical is a public school district based in New Bedford, Massachusetts, serving 2,151 students in 1 schools. By enrollment it ranks #131 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 43% of them. Its schools average 2,151 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $23,875 per student on day-to-day operations, 26% more than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 11.3 students per teacher.

How Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical compares

Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational TechnicalMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$23,875

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 26% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,653

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 14% above · FY2020-21

Students per school2,151

Massachusetts median 509 · 323% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.3

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 5% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor307

Massachusetts median 372 · 17% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$81.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 42%Local 55%

Measure	Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$23,875	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,653	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$52.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$81.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	190	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	283	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.3	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	307	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
LynnfieldLynnfield	2,178	5	$18,851	12.8	#128
MedwayMedway	2,158	4	$19,292	14.0	#129
RocklandRockland	2,158	4	$19,591	12.7	#130
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational TechnicalNew Bedford · this district	2,151	1	$23,875	11.3	#131
AbingtonAbington	2,143	5	$16,418	13.2	#132

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Kasson-Mantorville School DistrictKasson, MN	2,152	$10,021	15.7
OttawaOttawa, KS	2,150	$12,554	11.6
Halifax County SchoolsHalifax, NC	2,150	$14,488	14.1
Benton CountyCamden, TN	2,150	$11,262	n/a

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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