Newton
Newton is a public school district based in Newtonville, Massachusetts, serving 11,632 students in 22 schools. By enrollment it ranks #9 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 96% of them. Its schools average 529 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $24,929 per student on day-to-day operations, 31% more than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 10.5 students per teacher.
How Newton compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Newton | Massachusetts median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $24,929 | $18,974 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $15,980 | $11,960 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $333.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $341.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 1,108 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 2,150 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 10.5 | 11.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 247 | 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
Compare side by side →| District | Students | Schools | Spending per student | Students per teacher | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LawrenceLawrence | 13,313 | 26 | $18,907 | 11.5 | #7 |
| New BedfordNew Bedford | 12,505 | 24 | $18,357 | 11.8 | #8 |
| NewtonNewtonville · this district | 11,632 | 22 | $24,929 | 10.5 | #9 |
| Fall RiverFall River | 11,089 | 19 | $18,322 | 12.4 | #10 |
| QuincyQuincy | 9,769 | 19 | $18,303 | 13.1 | #11 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bartholomew Con School CorporationColumbus, IN | 11,657 | $9,902 | 16.1 |
| Elkhorn Public SchoolsElkhorn, NE | 11,653 | $10,473 | 14.5 |
| Paramount UnifiedParamount, CA | 11,648 | $15,272 | 19.3 |
| CUSD 200Wheaton, IL | 11,639 | $17,321 | 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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