Dedham
A public school district in Dedham, Massachusetts, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,668
- Students enrolled
- 258.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 486.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $27,349
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,668 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,634th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 104th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 79% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $27,349 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 91% 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
Dedham spent $27,349 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,804 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 | $27,349 | $69.9 million | 2,556 |
| FY2022 | $26,081 | $67.0 million | 2,567 |
| FY2021 | $25,207 | $64.4 million | 2,556 |
| FY2020 | $22,489 | $61.5 million | 2,736 |
| FY2019 | $21,083 | $56.6 million | 2,687 |
| FY2018 | $20,901 | $55.6 million | 2,658 |
| FY2017 | $19,286 | $52.8 million | 2,740 |
| FY2016 | $17,895 | $50.0 million | 2,795 |
| FY2015 | $17,787 | $49.4 million | 2,776 |
| FY2014 | $16,725 | $47.1 million | 2,818 |
| FY2013 | $15,118 | $42.7 million | 2,826 |
| FY2012 | $15,958 | $45.7 million | 2,862 |
| FY2011 | $15,625 | $45.0 million | 2,879 |
| FY2010 | $14,771 | $43.0 million | 2,910 |
| FY2009 | $15,864 | $45.3 million | 2,857 |
| FY2008 | $15,330 | $44.1 million | 2,879 |
| FY2007 | $14,785 | $42.4 million | 2,871 |
| FY2006 | $14,139 | $41.0 million | 2,897 |
| FY2005 | $12,804 | $37.7 million | 2,945 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.4 million | 5.9% |
| State | $16.8 million | 22.3% |
| Local | $54.3 million | 71.8% |
| Total | $75.6 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 |
|---|---|
| Avery | 321 |
| Dedham High | 719 |
| Dedham Middle School | 555 |
| Early Childhood Center | 285 |
| Greenlodge | 320 |
| Oakdale | 262 |
| Riverdale | 206 |
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
- 2504050
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