District profile / Massachusetts

Westford

Westford, Massachusetts · Public school district · #49 of 229 Massachusetts districts by enrollment

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4,575

Students

2024-25 school year

Schools

2024-25 school year

$17,473

Spending per student

FY2020-21 · 8% below the Massachusetts median

13.2

Students per teacher

2024-25 · Massachusetts median 11.9

Westford is a public school district based in Westford, Massachusetts, serving 4,575 students in 9 schools. By enrollment it ranks #49 of the 229 Massachusetts districts with 1,000 or more students, larger than about 79% of them. Its schools average 508 students each, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 509. It spends about $17,473 per student on day-to-day operations, 8% less than the Massachusetts median. It has roughly 13.2 students per teacher.

How Westford compares

WestfordMassachusetts median, districts with 1,000+ students

Spending per student$17,473

Massachusetts median $18,974 · 8% below · FY2020-21

Instruction spending per student$11,264

Massachusetts median $11,960 · 6% below · FY2020-21

Students per school508

Massachusetts median 509 · about the same · 2024-25

Students per teacher13.2

Massachusetts median 11.9 · 11% above · 2024-25

Students per counselor241

Massachusetts median 372 · 35% below · 2024-25

Spending and staffing

Where the money comes from$90.3 million in revenue · FY2020-21

Federal 3%State 32%Local 65%

Measure	Westford	Massachusetts median	Year
Current spending per student	$17,473	$18,974	FY2020-21
Instruction spending per student	$11,264	$11,960	FY2020-21
Total spending	$88.8 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Total revenue	$90.3 million	n/a	FY2020-21
Teachers (full-time equivalent)	346	n/a	2024-25
Total staff (full-time equivalent)	682	n/a	2024-25
Students per teacher	13.2	11.9	2024-25
Students per counselor	241	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
FranklinFranklin	4,611	10	$17,690	12.8	#48
WestfordWestford · this district	4,575	9	$17,473	13.2	#49
WoburnWoburn	4,520	10	$22,114	11.1	#50
MilfordMilford	4,512	6	$18,093	11.7	#51
BeverlyBeverly	4,503	8	$16,612	12.4	#52

Similar-size districts nationally

District	Students	Spending per student	Students per teacher
Millburn Township School DistrictMillburn, NJ	4,577	$22,039	11.0
Santa Paula UnifiedSanta Paula, CA	4,575	$15,290	21.0
Florence CityFlorence, AL	4,574	$12,400	15.9
Chippewa Falls Area Unified School DistrictChippewa Falls, WI	4,574	$13,289	15.2

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.

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