District profile / Massachusetts

Plymouth

Plymouth, Massachusetts · Public school district · #19 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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6,956

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,770

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the Massachusetts median

11.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Plymouth is a public school district based in Plymouth, Massachusetts, serving 6,956 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #19 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 92% of them. Its schools average 535 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $20,770 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 11.1 students per teacher.

How Plymouth compares

PlymouthMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,770

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 9% above · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$12,574

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

Students per school535

Massachusetts median 509 · 5% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher11.1

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 7% below · 2024-25

Students per counselor535

Massachusetts median 372 · 44% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$171.6 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 27%Local 69%

Measure	Plymouth	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,770	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$12,574	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$170.4 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$171.6 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	628	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,068	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	11.1	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	535	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
CambridgeCambridge	7,027	17	$36,727	9.4	#17
BrooklineBrookline	7,023	12	$27,156	12.9	#18
PlymouthPlymouth · this district	6,956	13	$20,770	11.1	#19
ChicopeeChicopee	6,755	15	$18,548	10.7	#20
LexingtonLexington	6,748	10	$22,663	10.4	#21

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Cumberland CountyCrossville, TN	6,970	$9,519	n/a
Trumbull School DistrictTrumbull, CT	6,943	$19,752	14.1
Jefferson CountyDandridge, TN	6,937	$9,465	n/a
Vestavia Hills CityVestavia Hills, AL	6,934	$12,666	15.2

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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