Belchertown
A public school district in Belchertown, Massachusetts, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,043
- Students enrolled
- 155
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 295.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,874
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,043 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,480th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 141st of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 74% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,874 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 64% 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
Belchertown spent $17,874 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,463 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 | $17,874 | $38.2 million | 2,136 |
| FY2022 | $17,888 | $38.1 million | 2,131 |
| FY2021 | $16,472 | $35.4 million | 2,149 |
| FY2020 | not reported | $0 | 2,240 |
| FY2019 | $15,110 | $34.3 million | 2,267 |
| FY2018 | $14,205 | $33.0 million | 2,323 |
| FY2017 | $13,344 | $31.7 million | 2,372 |
| FY2016 | $13,068 | $31.1 million | 2,380 |
| FY2015 | $13,238 | $31.3 million | 2,364 |
| FY2014 | $12,549 | $30.3 million | 2,416 |
| FY2013 | $11,054 | $27.5 million | 2,492 |
| FY2012 | $11,745 | $29.6 million | 2,518 |
| FY2011 | $11,095 | $28.9 million | 2,607 |
| FY2010 | $10,860 | $28.3 million | 2,610 |
| FY2009 | $10,690 | $28.4 million | 2,655 |
| FY2008 | $11,072 | $29.7 million | 2,681 |
| FY2007 | $10,369 | $27.8 million | 2,684 |
| FY2006 | $9,964 | $25.9 million | 2,597 |
| FY2005 | $9,463 | $24.0 million | 2,538 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.2 million | 10.3% |
| State | $19.6 million | 48.4% |
| Local | $16.7 million | 41.2% |
| Total | $40.5 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
5 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Belchertown High | 573 |
| Chestnut Hill Community School | 494 |
| Cold Spring | 188 |
| Jabish Middle School | 343 |
| Swift River Elementary | 445 |
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
- 2502430
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