Belmont
A public school district in Belmont, Massachusetts, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,448
- Students enrolled
- 309.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 540.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,543
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,448 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,175th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 53rd of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 87% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,543 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 67% 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
Belmont spent $18,543 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,471 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 | $18,543 | $83.6 million | 4,507 |
| FY2022 | $18,436 | $80.3 million | 4,356 |
| FY2021 | $17,338 | $76.6 million | 4,420 |
| FY2020 | $15,474 | $72.7 million | 4,700 |
| FY2019 | $14,461 | $66.9 million | 4,628 |
| FY2018 | $13,686 | $62.8 million | 4,592 |
| FY2017 | $12,692 | $57.9 million | 4,558 |
| FY2016 | $12,394 | $55.1 million | 4,446 |
| FY2015 | $12,728 | $54.5 million | 4,283 |
| FY2014 | $12,626 | $53.1 million | 4,205 |
| FY2013 | $11,436 | $46.5 million | 4,065 |
| FY2012 | $11,982 | $47.5 million | 3,961 |
| FY2011 | $11,867 | $46.6 million | 3,928 |
| FY2010 | $11,595 | $46.1 million | 3,974 |
| FY2009 | $12,691 | $49.0 million | 3,863 |
| FY2008 | $12,337 | $46.4 million | 3,759 |
| FY2007 | $11,650 | $43.4 million | 3,727 |
| FY2006 | $11,221 | $41.5 million | 3,694 |
| FY2005 | $10,471 | $38.9 million | 3,711 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.4 million | 5.0% |
| State | $29.1 million | 26.8% |
| Local | $73.9 million | 68.2% |
| Total | $108.4 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Belmont High | 1,454 |
| Belmont Middle School | 742 |
| Daniel Butler | 261 |
| Mary Lee Burbank | 238 |
| Roger E Wellington | 426 |
| Winn Brook | 304 |
| Winthrop L Chenery Upper Elementary | 1,023 |
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
- 2502490
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