District profile / Massachusetts

Quincy

Quincy, Massachusetts · Public school district · #11 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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9,769

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$18,303

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · about the same as the Massachusetts median

13.1

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Quincy is a public school district based in Quincy, Massachusetts, serving 9,769 students in 19 schools. By enrollment it ranks #11 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 96% of them. Its schools average 514 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $18,303 per student on day-to-day operations, about the state median. It has roughly 13.1 students per teacher.

How Quincy compares

QuincyMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$18,303

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

Instruction spending per student$11,976

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

Students per school514

Massachusetts median 509 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.1

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 10% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor188

Massachusetts median 372 · 49% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$207.2 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 26%Local 69%

Measure	Quincy	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$18,303	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,976	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$198.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$207.2 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	744	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	1,275	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.1	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	188	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
NewtonNewtonville	11,632	22	$24,929	10.5	#9
Fall RiverFall River	11,089	19	$18,322	12.4	#10
QuincyQuincy · this district	9,769	19	$18,303	13.1	#11
FraminghamFramingham	9,124	14	$22,160	11.6	#12
TauntonTaunton	8,311	13	$16,314	15.0	#13

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Las Virgenes UnifiedCalabasas, CA	9,767	$11,876	24.4
San Felipe-Del Rio CISDDel Rio, TX	9,767	$10,199	18.5
Reynolds School District 7Fairview, OR	9,762	$12,991	16.1
Owasso Public SchoolsOwasso, OK	9,761	$8,875	18.1

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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