District profile / Massachusetts

Lexington

Lexington, Massachusetts · Public school district · #21 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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6,748

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$22,663

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 19% above the Massachusetts median

10.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Lexington is a public school district based in Lexington, Massachusetts, serving 6,748 students in 10 schools. By enrollment it ranks #21 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 91% of them. Its schools average 675 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $22,663 per student on day-to-day operations, 19% more than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 10.4 students per teacher.

How Lexington compares

LexingtonMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$22,663

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 19% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$14,643

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 22% above · FY2020-21

Students per school675

Massachusetts median 509 · 33% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher10.4

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 13% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor233

Massachusetts median 372 · 37% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$188.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 22%Local 76%

Measure	Lexington	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$22,663	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$14,643	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$187.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$188.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	649	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,242	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	10.4	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	233	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
BrooklineBrookline	7,023	12	$27,156	12.9	#18
PlymouthPlymouth	6,956	13	$20,770	11.1	#19
ChicopeeChicopee	6,755	15	$18,548	10.7	#20
LexingtonLexington · this district	6,748	10	$22,663	10.4	#21
WachusettJefferson	6,557	13	$16,237	13.2	#22

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
West Ottawa Public School DistrictHolland, MI	6,757	$12,217	15.9
Lockhart ISDLockhart, TX	6,753	$10,186	16.6
Monroe Township School DistrictMonroe Township, NJ	6,750	$19,422	12.7
Joliet Twp HSD 204Joliet, IL	6,746	$17,558	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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