District profile / Massachusetts

Northampton

Northampton, Massachusetts · Public school district · #114 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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2,496

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$19,089

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Massachusetts median

11.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Northampton is a public school district based in Northampton, Massachusetts, serving 2,496 students in 6 schools. By enrollment it ranks #114 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 50% of them. Its schools average 416 students each, fewer than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $19,089 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.2 students per teacher.

How Northampton compares

NorthamptonMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$19,089

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

Instruction spending per student$11,530

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

Students per school416

Massachusetts median 509 · 18% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.2

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 6% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor357

Massachusetts median 372 · about the same · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$54.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 8%State 27%Local 65%

Measure	Northampton	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$19,089	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,530	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$55.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$54.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	222	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	459	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.2	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	357	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
BedfordBedford	2,513	4	$22,029	11.1	#111
AuburnAuburn	2,506	5	$16,427	13.2	#112
FoxboroughFoxborough	2,504	5	$21,608	11.5	#113
NorthamptonNorthampton · this district	2,496	6	$19,089	11.2	#114
MedfieldMedfield	2,478	5	$19,861	13.7	#115

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
MarshallMarshall, MO	2,498	$9,672	13.3
Miami Trace LocalWashington Court House, OH	2,497	$12,680	21.2
Bexley CityBexley, OH	2,496	$17,348	16.8
Clarkston School DistrictClarkston, WA	2,495	$13,525	18.2

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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