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District profile / Massachusetts

Natick

Natick, Massachusetts · Public school district · #36 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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5,297
Students
2024-25 school year
7
Schools
2024-25 school year
$18,116
Spending per student
FY2020-21 · about the same as the Massachusetts median
12.0
Students per teacher
2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Natick is a public school district based in Natick, Massachusetts, serving 5,297 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #36 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 85% of them. Its schools average 757 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $18,116 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.0 students per teacher.

How Natick compares

NatickMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students
Spending per student$18,116
Massachusetts median $18,974 · about the same · FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$11,648
Massachusetts median $11,960 · about the same · FY2020-21
Students per school757
Massachusetts median 509 · 49% above · 2024-25
Students per teacher12.0
Massachusetts median 11.9 · about the same · 2024-25
Students per counselor230
Massachusetts median 372 · 38% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$143.4 million in revenue · FY2020-21
Federal 3%State 24%Local 73%
MeasureNatickMassachusetts medianYear
Current spending per student$18,116$18,974FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student$11,648$11,960FY2020-21
Total spending$140.6 millionn/aFY2020-21
Total revenue$143.4 millionn/aFY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)441n/a2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)857n/a2024-25
Students per teacher12.011.92024-25
Students per counselor2303722024-25

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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DistrictStudentsSchoolsSpending per studentStudents per teacherRank
NeedhamNeedham5,4938$22,67912.1#34
AndoverAndover5,41410$22,51111.8#35
NatickNatick · this district5,2977$18,11612.0#36
FitchburgFitchburg5,2348$16,62012.2#37
BraintreeBraintree5,2099$18,16312.9#38

Similar-size districts nationally

DistrictStudentsSpending per studentStudents per teacher
Temple City UnifiedTemple City, CA5,298$11,90425.0
Fayette County SchoolsFayetteville, WV5,294$12,81014.0
Missoula ElementaryMissoula, MT5,293$12,44715.3
Whittier CityWhittier, CA5,291$13,98522.4

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.