Arlington
A public school district in Arlington, Massachusetts, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,113
- Students enrolled
- 484.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 953.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,753
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,113 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,537th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 27th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,753 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 76% 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
Arlington spent $20,753 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,907 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 | $20,753 | $125.5 million | 6,047 |
| FY2022 | $20,341 | $119.3 million | 5,866 |
| FY2021 | $18,679 | $107.5 million | 5,755 |
| FY2020 | $16,580 | $100.3 million | 6,047 |
| FY2019 | $14,847 | $88.2 million | 5,939 |
| FY2018 | $14,603 | $83.4 million | 5,711 |
| FY2017 | $13,889 | $78.3 million | 5,638 |
| FY2016 | $13,730 | $74.1 million | 5,398 |
| FY2015 | $13,713 | $71.4 million | 5,208 |
| FY2014 | $13,124 | $65.9 million | 5,020 |
| FY2013 | $11,647 | $57.1 million | 4,903 |
| FY2012 | $12,297 | $59.7 million | 4,858 |
| FY2011 | $11,854 | $57.0 million | 4,808 |
| FY2010 | $12,746 | $60.1 million | 4,713 |
| FY2009 | $13,509 | $62.9 million | 4,654 |
| FY2008 | $13,230 | $60.0 million | 4,532 |
| FY2007 | $12,385 | $56.3 million | 4,548 |
| FY2006 | $12,127 | $54.8 million | 4,522 |
| FY2005 | $10,907 | $48.9 million | 4,486 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.2 million | 3.3% |
| State | $54.1 million | 33.9% |
| Local | $100.3 million | 62.8% |
| Total | $159.6 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Arlington High | 1,677 |
| Brackett | 394 |
| Cyrus E Dallin | 390 |
| Gibbs School | 529 |
| Hardy | 382 |
| John A Bishop | 375 |
| M Norcross Stratton | 448 |
| Menotomy Preschool | 100 |
| Ottoson Middle | 963 |
| Peirce | 318 |
| Thompson | 537 |
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 12
- NCES district ID
- 2501980
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