Chelmsford
A public school district in Chelmsford, Massachusetts, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,068
- Students enrolled
- 385.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 801.8
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $18,032
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,068 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,898th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 39th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 89% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $18,032 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 65% 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
Chelmsford spent $18,032 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,566 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 | $18,032 | $92.2 million | 5,114 |
| FY2022 | $17,638 | $87.2 million | 4,943 |
| FY2021 | $17,593 | $84.9 million | 4,826 |
| FY2020 | $16,089 | $80.8 million | 5,021 |
| FY2019 | $15,683 | $77.8 million | 4,961 |
| FY2018 | $14,990 | $74.9 million | 4,994 |
| FY2017 | $14,020 | $70.9 million | 5,057 |
| FY2016 | $13,385 | $68.0 million | 5,077 |
| FY2015 | $12,834 | $64.9 million | 5,056 |
| FY2014 | $12,373 | $63.4 million | 5,124 |
| FY2013 | $11,107 | $57.1 million | 5,138 |
| FY2012 | $11,552 | $60.2 million | 5,211 |
| FY2011 | $10,948 | $58.1 million | 5,307 |
| FY2010 | $10,311 | $55.9 million | 5,418 |
| FY2009 | $11,095 | $61.6 million | 5,548 |
| FY2008 | $11,260 | $62.6 million | 5,563 |
| FY2007 | $10,649 | $59.8 million | 5,618 |
| FY2006 | $10,108 | $57.5 million | 5,693 |
| FY2005 | $9,566 | $54.8 million | 5,732 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.6 million | 5.7% |
| State | $24.2 million | 24.7% |
| Local | $68.1 million | 69.6% |
| Total | $97.8 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Byam School | 510 |
| Center Elementary School | 480 |
| Charles D Harrington | 468 |
| Chelmsford High | 1,402 |
| Col Moses Parker School | 778 |
| Community Education Center | 158 |
| McCarthy Middle School | 808 |
| South Row | 464 |
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
- 2503510
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