Silver Lake
Silver Lake is a public school district based in Kingston, Massachusetts, serving 1,661 students in 3 schools. By enrollment it ranks #162 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 29% of them. Its schools average 554 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $20,242 per student on day-to-day operations, 7% more than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 12.1 students per teacher.
How Silver Lake compares
Spending and staffing
| Measure | Silver Lake | Massachusetts median | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current spending per student | $20,242 | $18,974 | FY2020-21 |
| Instruction spending per student | $12,401 | $11,960 | FY2020-21 |
| Total spending | $36.9 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Total revenue | $39.1 million | n/a | FY2020-21 |
| Teachers (full-time equivalent) | 137 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Total staff (full-time equivalent) | 234 | n/a | 2024-25 |
| Students per teacher | 12.1 | 11.9 | 2024-25 |
| Students per counselor | 277 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton-WenhamWenham | 1,669 | 5 | $20,182 | 11.8 | #161 |
| Silver LakeKingston · this district | 1,661 | 3 | $20,242 | 12.1 | #162 |
| LittletonLittleton | 1,655 | 4 | $18,247 | 13.1 | #163 |
| MillburyMillbury | 1,631 | 3 | $19,798 | 12.6 | #164 |
| UxbridgeUxbridge | 1,623 | 4 | $18,901 | 12.6 | #165 |
Similar-size districts nationally
| District | Students | Spending per student | Students per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boonville R-IBoonville, MO | 1,662 | $11,048 | 12.6 |
| Broadalbin-Perth Central School DistrictBroadalbin, NY | 1,661 | $17,969 | 11.8 |
| Firelands LocalSouth Amherst, OH | 1,661 | $11,971 | 17.1 |
| Godfrey-Lee Public SchoolsWyoming, MI | 1,660 | $11,573 | 16.8 |
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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