District profile / Massachusetts

Mansfield

Mansfield, Massachusetts · Public school district · #81 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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3,283

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,405

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% above the Massachusetts median

11.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Mansfield is a public school district based in Mansfield, Massachusetts, serving 3,283 students in 5 schools. By enrollment it ranks #81 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 65% of them. Its schools average 657 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $20,405 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% more than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.

How Mansfield compares

MansfieldMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,405

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 8% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$13,171

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

Students per school657

Massachusetts median 509 · 29% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.4

Massachusetts median 11.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor328

Massachusetts median 372 · 12% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$77.8 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 37%Local 59%

Measure	Mansfield	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,405	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,171	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$79.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$77.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	289	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	519	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.4	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	328	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
CantonCanton	3,314	6	$20,678	12.5	#79
DartmouthDartmouth	3,297	6	$17,133	12.3	#80
MansfieldMansfield · this district	3,283	5	$20,405	11.4	#81
DanversDanvers	3,238	7	$19,203	11.7	#82
TewksburyTewksbury	3,219	6	$19,680	12.7	#83

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Mahtomedi Public School DistrictMahtomedi, MN	3,285	$12,367	17.3
ChurchillFallon, NV	3,284	$11,728	19.0
McFarland UnifiedMcFarland, CA	3,282	$13,117	24.0
Lodi School DistrictLodi, NJ	3,282	$16,206	13.3

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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