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Lynn

Lynn, Massachusetts · Public school district · #4 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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16,364

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,275

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% below the Massachusetts median

12.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Lynn is a public school district based in Lynn, Massachusetts, serving 16,364 students in 27 schools. By enrollment it ranks #4 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 99% of them. Its schools average 606 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $17,275 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% less than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 12.0 students per teacher.

How Lynn compares

LynnMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,275

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,907

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 9% below · FY2020-21

Students per school606

Massachusetts median 509 · 19% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.0

Massachusetts median 11.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor564

Massachusetts median 372 · 52% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$298.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 80%Local 12%

Measure	Lynn	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,275	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,907	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$316.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$298.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	1,363	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	2,524	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.0	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	564	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
LynnLynn · this district	16,364	27	$17,275	12.0	#4
BrocktonBrockton	15,280	24	$18,018	15.6	#5
LowellLowell	14,457	27	$17,683	12.6	#6
LawrenceLawrence	13,313	26	$18,907	11.5	#7
New BedfordNew Bedford	12,505	24	$18,357	11.8	#8

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Carroll CountyCarrollton, GA	16,400	$11,181	15.2
Beaumont ISDBeaumont, TX	16,336	$10,781	16.9
HazelwoodFlorissant, MO	16,321	$12,147	16.6
Pickens 01Easley, SC	16,313	$10,257	13.8

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-lynn