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Holliston

Holliston, Massachusetts · Public school district · #102 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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2,689

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,723

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 12% below the Massachusetts median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Holliston is a public school district based in Holliston, Massachusetts, serving 2,689 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #102 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 56% of them. Its schools average 672 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $16,723 per student on day-to-day operations, 12% less than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Holliston compares

HollistonMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,723

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 12% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,779

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school672

Massachusetts median 509 · 32% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor269

Massachusetts median 372 · 28% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$51.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 31%Local 65%

Measure	Holliston	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,723	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,779	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$51.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$51.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	206	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	426	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	269	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	2,694	4	$19,210	11.3	#101
HollistonHolliston · this district	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
Bangor Township SchoolsBay City, MI	2,691	$10,394	15.2
Laurel Highlands School DistrictUniontown, PA	2,690	$15,926	13.6
Western School DistrictParma, MI	2,688	$10,602	18.4
Shikellamy School DistrictSunbury, PA	2,688	$13,226	18.9

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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