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Longmeadow

Longmeadow, Massachusetts · Public school district · #97 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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2,764

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,663

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 7% below the Massachusetts median

11.5

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Longmeadow is a public school district based in Longmeadow, Massachusetts, serving 2,764 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #97 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 58% of them. Its schools average 461 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $17,663 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% less than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 11.5 students per teacher.

How Longmeadow compares

LongmeadowMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,663

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 7% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,460

Massachusetts median $11,960 · about the same · FY2020-21

Students per school461

Massachusetts median 509 · 9% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.5

Massachusetts median 11.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor395

Massachusetts median 372 · 6% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$56.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 21%Local 74%

Measure	Longmeadow	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,663	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,460	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$53.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$56.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	240	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	421	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.5	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	395	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
LongmeadowLongmeadow · this district	2,764	6	$17,663	11.5	#97
WilmingtonWilmington	2,756	7	$22,647	10.2	#98
ScituateScituate	2,744	6	$18,405	11.4	#99
WaylandWayland	2,701	6	$22,957	11.3	#100
DuxburyDuxbury	2,694	4	$19,210	11.3	#101

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Wallenpaupack Area School DistrictHawley, PA	2,766	$24,584	9.8
North Bend School District 13North Bend, OR	2,764	$5,446	17.9
Coronado UnifiedCoronado, CA	2,763	$16,533	20.6
Hardin-Jefferson ISDSour Lake, TX	2,762	$9,231	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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ma-longmeadow