District profile / Massachusetts

Milford

Milford, Massachusetts · Public school district · #51 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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4,512

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,093

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Massachusetts median

11.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Milford is a public school district based in Milford, Massachusetts, serving 4,512 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #51 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 78% of them. Its schools average 752 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $18,093 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.7 students per teacher.

How Milford compares

MilfordMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,093

Massachusetts median $18,974 · about the same · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,903

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

Students per school752

Massachusetts median 509 · 48% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.7

Massachusetts median 11.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per counselor501

Massachusetts median 372 · 35% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$86.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 48%Local 44%

Measure	Milford	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,093	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,903	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$86.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$86.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	387	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	714	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.7	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	501	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
WestfordWestford	4,575	9	$17,473	13.2	#49
WoburnWoburn	4,520	10	$22,114	11.1	#50
MilfordMilford · this district	4,512	6	$18,093	11.7	#51
BeverlyBeverly	4,503	8	$16,612	12.4	#52
BelmontBelmont	4,448	7	$17,338	14.4	#53

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Lakeside Union ElementaryLakeside, CA	4,515	$13,499	22.4
West Memphis School DistrictWest Memphis, AR	4,511	$11,777	12.7
Baldwin CountyMilledgeville, GA	4,510	$12,333	13.8
Thornton Twp HSD 205South Holland, IL	4,509	$22,458	13.1

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-milford