Fitchburg
A public school district in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 5,234
- Students enrolled
- 430.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 804.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,723
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 5,234 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,831st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 37th 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: $19,723 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 72% 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
Fitchburg spent $19,723 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $11,656 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 | $19,723 | $104.6 million | 5,302 |
| FY2022 | $18,135 | $94.1 million | 5,187 |
| FY2021 | $16,620 | $85.0 million | 5,116 |
| FY2020 | $16,237 | $86.7 million | 5,338 |
| FY2019 | $15,249 | $81.8 million | 5,362 |
| FY2018 | $14,632 | $78.3 million | 5,349 |
| FY2017 | $14,151 | $76.5 million | 5,404 |
| FY2016 | $13,820 | $73.2 million | 5,299 |
| FY2015 | $14,140 | $71.3 million | 5,041 |
| FY2014 | $14,317 | $71.7 million | 5,010 |
| FY2013 | $13,124 | $64.5 million | 4,915 |
| FY2012 | $13,169 | $65.6 million | 4,981 |
| FY2011 | $13,032 | $63.6 million | 4,881 |
| FY2010 | $13,215 | $66.0 million | 4,997 |
| FY2009 | $13,854 | $71.4 million | 5,155 |
| FY2008 | $12,970 | $69.1 million | 5,331 |
| FY2007 | $12,661 | $69.9 million | 5,521 |
| FY2006 | $11,893 | $67.4 million | 5,667 |
| FY2005 | $11,656 | $65.2 million | 5,594 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $12.6 million | 11.6% |
| State | $83.6 million | 76.9% |
| Local | $12.5 million | 11.5% |
| Total | $108.6 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Arthur M Longsjo Middle School | 614 |
| Crocker Elementary | 610 |
| Fitchburg High | 1,220 |
| Goodrich Academy | 186 |
| McKay Elementary School | 754 |
| Memorial Middle School | 601 |
| Reingold Elementary | 679 |
| South Street Early Learning Center | 570 |
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
- 2504890
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