District profile / Massachusetts

Wachusett

Jefferson, Massachusetts · Public school district · #22 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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6,557

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$16,237

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 14% below the Massachusetts median

13.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Wachusett is a public school district based in Jefferson, Massachusetts, serving 6,557 students in 13 schools. By enrollment it ranks #22 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 91% of them. Its schools average 504 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $16,237 per student on day-to-day operations, 14% less than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.

How Wachusett compares

WachusettMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$16,237

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 14% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$10,765

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 10% below · FY2020-21

Students per school504

Massachusetts median 509 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.2

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor410

Massachusetts median 372 · 10% above · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$122.7 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 4%State 39%Local 58%

Measure	Wachusett	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$16,237	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$10,765	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$115.9 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$122.7 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	498	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	915	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.2	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	410	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
ChicopeeChicopee	6,755	15	$18,548	10.7	#20
LexingtonLexington	6,748	10	$22,663	10.4	#21
WachusettJefferson · this district	6,557	13	$16,237	13.2	#22
MethuenMethuen	6,464	6	$15,829	12.7	#23
MaldenMalden	6,354	7	$17,314	14.0	#24

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Wilson School DistrictWest Lawn, PA	6,575	$15,284	12.8
Portland Public SchoolsPortland, ME	6,555	$19,328	10.8
Oak Creek-Franklin Joint School DistrictOak Creek, WI	6,554	$11,714	15.6
Inglewood UnifiedInglewood, CA	6,547	$15,268	23.1

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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