District profile / Massachusetts

Quabbin

Barre, Massachusetts · Public school district · #134 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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2,111

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,718

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Massachusetts median

14.7

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Quabbin is a public school district based in Barre, Massachusetts, serving 2,111 students in 7 schools. By enrollment it ranks #134 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 42% of them. Its schools average 302 students each, fewer than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $18,718 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 14.7 students per teacher.

How Quabbin compares

QuabbinMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,718

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

Instruction spending per student$10,443

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 13% below · FY2020-21

Students per school302

Massachusetts median 509 · 41% below · 2024-25

Students per teacher14.7

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 24% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor235

Massachusetts median 372 · 37% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$45.5 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 51%Local 44%

Measure	Quabbin	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,718	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,443	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$43.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$45.5 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	144	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	339	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	14.7	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	235	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
AbingtonAbington	2,143	5	$16,418	13.2	#132
SandwichEast Sandwich	2,118	3	$22,540	11.3	#133
QuabbinBarre · this district	2,111	7	$18,718	14.7	#134
NewburyportNewburyport	2,107	4	$21,270	9.8	#135
SwampscottSwampscott	2,094	3	$19,385	11.4	#136

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Pima County Accommodation School District (4401)Tucson, AZ	2,112	$15,833	n/a
Potosi R-IIIPotosi, MO	2,110	$10,549	13.4
Waverly School District 145Waverly, NE	2,110	$11,692	14.2
Polk County SchoolsColumbus, NC	2,110	$12,894	14.2

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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