District profile / Massachusetts

Saugus

Saugus, Massachusetts · Public school district · #103 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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2,675

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$20,599

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 9% above the Massachusetts median

15.3

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Saugus is a public school district based in Saugus, Massachusetts, serving 2,675 students in 4 schools. By enrollment it ranks #103 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 55% of them. Its schools average 669 students each, more than the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $20,599 per student on day-to-day operations, 9% more than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 15.3 students per teacher.

How Saugus compares

SaugusMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$20,599

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

Instruction spending per student$13,442

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 12% above · FY2020-21

Students per school669

Massachusetts median 509 · 31% above · 2024-25

Students per teacher15.3

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 29% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor535

Massachusetts median 372 · 44% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$64.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 5%State 49%Local 46%

Measure	Saugus	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$20,599	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$13,442	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$60.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$64.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	175	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	331	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	15.3	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
WaylandWayland	2,701	6	$22,957	11.3	#100
DuxburyDuxbury	2,694	4	$19,210	11.3	#101
HollistonHolliston	2,689	4	$16,723	13.1	#102
SaugusSaugus · this district	2,675	4	$20,599	15.3	#103
DedhamDedham	2,668	7	$25,207	10.3	#104

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Escalon UnifiedEscalon, CA	2,676	$11,395	19.8
Chattooga CountySummerville, GA	2,676	$11,749	14.8
Mercer CountyHarrodsburg, KY	2,675	$11,546	15.8
Ionia Public SchoolsIonia, MI	2,675	$10,454	18.7

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.

Printed from Superintendent's Corner: https://superintendentscorner.com/district-ma-saugus