Haverhill
Haverhill is a public school district based in Haverhill, Massachusetts, serving 7,940 students in 16 schools. By enrollment it ranks #14 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 94% of them. Its schools average 496 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $17,250 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 11.9 students per teacher.
How Haverhill compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Haverhill | Massachusetts median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $17,250 | $18,974 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $10,424 | $11,960 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $154.4 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $151.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 668 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 1,298 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.9 | 11.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 441 | 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 →Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lammersville Joint UnifiedMountain House, CA | 7,949 | $9,816 | 23.8 |
| East Meadow Union Free School DistrictWestbury, NY | 7,949 | $26,659 | 10.9 |
| Barrington CUSD 220Barrington, IL | 7,936 | $26,243 | 13.3 |
| North Syracuse Central School DistrictNorth Syracuse, NY | 7,933 | $19,888 | 12.4 |
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.
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