Cambridge
A public school district in Cambridge, Massachusetts, with 17 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 7,027
- Students enrolled
- 747.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,517
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $39,949
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 7,027 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,332nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 17th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $39,949 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 98% 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
Cambridge spent $39,949 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $23,611 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 | $39,949 | $269.5 million | 6,746 |
| FY2022 | $38,967 | $257.7 million | 6,612 |
| FY2021 | $36,727 | $245.3 million | 6,678 |
| FY2020 | $32,213 | $228.4 million | 7,091 |
| FY2019 | $29,962 | $211.3 million | 7,052 |
| FY2018 | $29,435 | $203.5 million | 6,914 |
| FY2017 | $27,712 | $192.9 million | 6,961 |
| FY2016 | $26,946 | $182.4 million | 6,771 |
| FY2015 | $28,010 | $183.2 million | 6,539 |
| FY2014 | $27,606 | $175.6 million | 6,361 |
| FY2013 | $26,083 | $162.3 million | 6,222 |
| FY2012 | $27,650 | $167.3 million | 6,052 |
| FY2011 | $26,719 | $160.8 million | 6,019 |
| FY2010 | $26,020 | $154.8 million | 5,950 |
| FY2009 | $28,834 | $166.4 million | 5,770 |
| FY2008 | $29,548 | $167.9 million | 5,682 |
| FY2007 | $28,827 | $161.4 million | 5,599 |
| FY2006 | $26,444 | $153.3 million | 5,797 |
| FY2005 | $23,611 | $146.0 million | 6,183 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $13.9 million | 4.3% |
| State | $56.1 million | 17.5% |
| Local | $250.5 million | 78.2% |
| Total | $320.5 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
17 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Amigos School | 413 |
| Cambridge Rindge and Latin | 2,072 |
| Cambridge Street Upper School | 301 |
| Cambridgeport | 263 |
| Fletcher/Maynard Academy | 249 |
| Graham and Parks | 367 |
| Haggerty | 250 |
| John M Tobin | 291 |
| Kennedy-Longfellow | 215 |
| King Open | 391 |
| Maria L. Baldwin | 360 |
| Martin Luther King Jr. | 340 |
| Morse | 328 |
| Peabody | 314 |
| Putnam Avenue Upper School | 283 |
| Rindge Avenue Upper School | 292 |
| Vassal Lane Upper School | 298 |
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
- 2503270
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