Chelsea
A public school district in Chelsea, Massachusetts, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,094
- Students enrolled
- 512
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 982.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $20,895
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,094 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,543rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 28th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $20,895 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 76% 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
Chelsea spent $20,895 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,321 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 | $20,895 | $131.9 million | 6,312 |
| FY2022 | $19,814 | $120.4 million | 6,074 |
| FY2021 | $18,541 | $110.1 million | 5,936 |
| FY2020 | $16,745 | $104.7 million | 6,255 |
| FY2019 | $15,676 | $95.4 million | 6,088 |
| FY2018 | $14,150 | $89.5 million | 6,326 |
| FY2017 | $14,211 | $92.1 million | 6,480 |
| FY2016 | $13,658 | $88.3 million | 6,466 |
| FY2015 | $13,691 | $86.9 million | 6,350 |
| FY2014 | $13,757 | $84.2 million | 6,118 |
| FY2013 | $12,639 | $74.5 million | 5,891 |
| FY2012 | $13,654 | $77.7 million | 5,692 |
| FY2011 | $13,913 | $77.5 million | 5,570 |
| FY2010 | $13,677 | $77.1 million | 5,638 |
| FY2009 | $12,965 | $72.6 million | 5,602 |
| FY2008 | $13,749 | $75.5 million | 5,493 |
| FY2007 | $13,154 | $73.2 million | 5,566 |
| FY2006 | $12,672 | $69.5 million | 5,485 |
| FY2005 | $12,321 | $68.1 million | 5,525 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $15.7 million | 10.7% |
| State | $125.9 million | 85.8% |
| Local | $5.2 million | 3.6% |
| Total | $146.8 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 2503540
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