Amherst
A public school district in Amherst, Massachusetts, with 3 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,038
- Students enrolled
- 110.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 289
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $30,818
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,038 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,278th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 241st of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 59% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $30,818 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 94% of the 17,189 districts with a spending figure. Current spending leaves out buildings and debt, and a district of a few pupils can spend far more per pupil than any large one.
Spending and revenue
Amherst spent $30,818 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $14,348 in fiscal year 2005
Current spending per pupil, each fiscal year: current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them to NCES. In the dollars of each year, not adjusted for inflation. A year with no column is a year the survey has no figure for.
U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics — School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal year 2005 onwards
The figures behind this chart
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $30,818 | $32.5 million | 1,054 |
| FY2022 | $30,337 | $31.9 million | 1,053 |
| FY2021 | $29,468 | $30.3 million | 1,029 |
| FY2020 | $26,860 | $29.4 million | 1,093 |
| FY2019 | $25,380 | $28.7 million | 1,131 |
| FY2018 | $24,128 | $27.7 million | 1,146 |
| FY2017 | $22,863 | $26.3 million | 1,149 |
| FY2016 | $21,850 | $25.8 million | 1,183 |
| FY2015 | $21,897 | $26.3 million | 1,200 |
| FY2014 | $20,892 | $25.3 million | 1,210 |
| FY2013 | $19,029 | $22.9 million | 1,206 |
| FY2012 | $20,072 | $24.4 million | 1,214 |
| FY2011 | $19,315 | $24.0 million | 1,242 |
| FY2010 | $17,995 | $23.8 million | 1,321 |
| FY2009 | $17,934 | $24.8 million | 1,382 |
| FY2008 | $17,723 | $24.8 million | 1,399 |
| FY2007 | $16,488 | $23.9 million | 1,448 |
| FY2006 | $15,750 | $23.2 million | 1,470 |
| FY2005 | $14,348 | $21.3 million | 1,483 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.0 million | 12.6% |
| State | $11.0 million | 69.9% |
| Local | $2.8 million | 17.5% |
| Total | $15.7 million |
Federal, state and local revenue as the F-33 records them. Each share is of the survey’s total revenue, so a part withheld does not inflate the others.
The district’s schools
3 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Crocker Farm Elementary | 353 |
| Fort River Elementary | 371 |
| Wildwood Elementary | 314 |
The district’s entry
- Status
- Open
- Type
- Regular public school district that is not a component of a supervisory union
- Charter status
- Not a charter district
- Grades
- Pre-kindergarten to Grade 6
- NCES district ID
- 2501890
Elsewhere
- Public schools in Massachusetts — enrollment, teachers and spending across the state, against the nation.
- Every school district in Massachusetts — A to Z, each with its page.
- Massachusetts on the American Factbook — the state’s entry, across every hub.
Sources
- Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 — National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education · U.S. Government work · retrieved September 25, 2026
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25.
- School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2023
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data (CCD), "School District Finance Survey (F-33)," fiscal years 2005 to 2023.
Data retrieved