District profile / Massachusetts

Norfolk

Norfolk, Massachusetts · Public school district · #224 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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1,056

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,755

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Massachusetts median

12.0

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Norfolk is a public school district based in Norfolk, Massachusetts, serving 1,056 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #224 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 2% of them. Its schools average 528 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $18,755 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.0 students per teacher.

How Norfolk compares

NorfolkMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,755

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

Instruction spending per student$12,583

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 5% above · FY2020-21

Students per school528

Massachusetts median 509 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.0

Massachusetts median 11.9 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$11.0 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 11%State 56%Local 33%

Measure	Norfolk	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,755	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,583	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$19.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$11.0 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	88	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	179	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.0	11.9	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
Dover-SherbornDover	1,081	2	$23,699	9.7	#223
NorfolkNorfolk · this district	1,056	2	$18,755	12.0	#224
Old RochesterMattapoisett	1,050	2	$19,968	11.9	#225
LincolnLincoln	1,039	2	$29,711	8.7	#226
AmherstAmherst	1,038	3	$29,468	9.4	#227

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Acton-Agua Dulce UnifiedActon, CA	1,056	$17,135	20.3
Lincoln ESD 27Lincoln, IL	1,056	$16,456	12.3
Adams Central Public SchoolsHastings, NE	1,056	$14,758	13.9
University of Texas at Austin H SAustin, TX	1,056	$1,066	37.7

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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