Palmer
Palmer is a public school district based in Palmer, Massachusetts, serving 1,093 students in 2 schools. By enrollment it ranks #221 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 4% of them. Its schools average 546 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $19,130 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 11.0 students per teacher.
How Palmer compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Palmer | Massachusetts median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $19,130 | $18,974 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,051 | $11,960 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $25.5 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $23.6 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 99 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 204 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 11.0 | 11.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 1,093 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berlin-BoylstonBoylston | 1,111 | 3 | $18,607 | 11.8 | #219 |
| HopedaleHopedale | 1,108 | 3 | $17,542 | 11.9 | #220 |
| PalmerPalmer · this district | 1,093 | 2 | $19,130 | 11.0 | #221 |
| WareWare | 1,082 | 3 | $17,893 | 12.7 | #222 |
| Dover-SherbornDover | 1,081 | 2 | $23,699 | 9.7 | #223 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland-Story Community School DistrictStory City, IA | 1,094 | $11,330 | 15.2 |
| Chowchilla Union HighChowchilla, CA | 1,093 | $12,303 | 21.4 |
| Jackson County Central School Dist.Jackson, MN | 1,093 | $12,359 | 14.8 |
| Passaic Valley Regional High School DistrictLittle Falls, NJ | 1,093 | $26,225 | 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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