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Marshfield

Marshfield, Massachusetts · Public school district · #67 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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3,637

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,011

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 5% below the Massachusetts median

11.4

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Marshfield is a public school district based in Marshfield, Massachusetts, serving 3,637 students in 8 schools. By enrollment it ranks #67 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 71% of them. Its schools average 455 students each, fewer than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $18,011 per student on day-to-day operations, 5% less than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 11.4 students per teacher.

How Marshfield compares

MarshfieldMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,011

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 5% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,960

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

Students per school455

Massachusetts median 509 · 11% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.4

Massachusetts median 11.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor404

Massachusetts median 372 · 9% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$79.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 32%Local 63%

Measure	Marshfield	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,011	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,960	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$74.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$79.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	319	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	591	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.4	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	404	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
StoughtonStoughton	3,759	8	$18,865	11.7	#66
MarshfieldMarshfield · this district	3,637	8	$18,011	11.4	#67
HinghamHingham	3,616	6	$18,469	12.5	#68
NorwoodNorwood	3,575	9	$20,835	11.2	#69
WalpoleWalpole	3,565	7	$18,297	11.7	#70

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Shippensburg Area School DistrictShippensburg, PA	3,638	$13,061	14.8
North Chicago School District 187North Chicago, IL	3,637	$16,905	13.6
Valley Center-Pauma UnifiedValley Center, CA	3,636	$12,715	26.0
Southern Kern UnifiedRosamond, CA	3,636	$12,312	20.2

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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