Bellingham
A public school district in Bellingham, Massachusetts, with 5 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,020
- Students enrolled
- 153.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 325.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,186
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,020 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,525th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 144th 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: $23,186 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 83% 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
Bellingham spent $23,186 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,212 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 | $23,186 | $47.0 million | 2,027 |
| FY2022 | $23,244 | $46.0 million | 1,980 |
| FY2021 | $21,070 | $41.8 million | 1,984 |
| FY2020 | $18,872 | $40.3 million | 2,138 |
| FY2019 | $17,922 | $39.8 million | 2,223 |
| FY2018 | $16,277 | $37.2 million | 2,283 |
| FY2017 | $15,300 | $34.9 million | 2,284 |
| FY2016 | $14,669 | $33.6 million | 2,294 |
| FY2015 | $13,941 | $33.2 million | 2,381 |
| FY2014 | $13,546 | $32.6 million | 2,404 |
| FY2013 | $11,953 | $29.4 million | 2,457 |
| FY2012 | $12,406 | $30.6 million | 2,470 |
| FY2011 | $11,926 | $30.6 million | 2,567 |
| FY2010 | $11,077 | $29.2 million | 2,635 |
| FY2009 | $12,068 | $32.2 million | 2,671 |
| FY2008 | $11,616 | $31.0 million | 2,668 |
| FY2007 | $11,444 | $29.8 million | 2,606 |
| FY2006 | $11,167 | $29.0 million | 2,599 |
| FY2005 | $10,212 | $27.5 million | 2,693 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.1 million | 6.5% |
| State | $15.7 million | 32.7% |
| Local | $29.1 million | 60.8% |
| Total | $47.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Bellingham High School | 740 |
| Bellingham Memorial School | 586 |
| Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School | 385 |
| Keough Memorial Academy | 29 |
| Stall Brook | 280 |
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
- 2502460
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