District profile / Massachusetts

North Middlesex

Townsend, Massachusetts · Public school district · #88 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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2,914

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,925

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Massachusetts median

12.8

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

North Middlesex is a public school district based in Townsend, Massachusetts, serving 2,914 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #88 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 62% of them. Its schools average 416 students each, fewer than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $18,925 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 12.8 students per teacher.

How North Middlesex compares

North MiddlesexMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,925

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

Instruction spending per student$11,565

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

Students per school416

Massachusetts median 509 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher12.8

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 8% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor291

Massachusetts median 372 · 22% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$70.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 41%Local 54%

Measure	North Middlesex	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,925	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,565	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$64.1 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$70.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	228	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	411	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	12.8	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	291	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
North MiddlesexTownsend · this district	2,914	7	$18,925	12.8	#88
AshlandAshland	2,909	5	$17,174	12.9	#89
Hampden-WilbrahamWilbraham	2,881	6	$18,205	13.9	#90
RandolphRandolph	2,875	6	$21,442	11.9	#91
MiddleboroughMiddleborough	2,870	5	$17,035	13.0	#92

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Manchester Township School DistrictWhiting, NJ	2,916	$21,955	10.0
Rockport-Fulton ISDRockport, TX	2,913	$11,327	15.0
Santiam Canyon School District 129JMill City, OR	2,912	$2,024	18.8
Twin Valley School DistrictElverson, PA	2,912	$17,500	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.

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