Gardner
A public school district in Gardner, Massachusetts, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,532
- Students enrolled
- 176.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 338.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,077
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,532 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,799th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 109th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 78% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,077 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 59% 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
Gardner spent $17,077 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,659 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 | $17,077 | $41.1 million | 2,404 |
| FY2022 | $16,991 | $38.2 million | 2,251 |
| FY2021 | $16,400 | $36.3 million | 2,211 |
| FY2020 | $15,618 | $36.6 million | 2,346 |
| FY2019 | $15,241 | $34.9 million | 2,290 |
| FY2018 | $14,371 | $33.4 million | 2,326 |
| FY2017 | $13,524 | $32.5 million | 2,406 |
| FY2016 | $13,034 | $31.9 million | 2,447 |
| FY2015 | $13,268 | $32.8 million | 2,473 |
| FY2014 | $12,726 | $31.5 million | 2,478 |
| FY2013 | $11,303 | $28.6 million | 2,526 |
| FY2012 | $12,097 | $30.6 million | 2,528 |
| FY2011 | $11,861 | $30.4 million | 2,563 |
| FY2010 | $11,827 | $30.7 million | 2,600 |
| FY2009 | $12,124 | $33.1 million | 2,727 |
| FY2008 | $11,255 | $32.8 million | 2,914 |
| FY2007 | $10,689 | $31.9 million | 2,981 |
| FY2006 | $9,697 | $29.7 million | 3,060 |
| FY2005 | $9,659 | $30.9 million | 3,200 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.8 million | 8.7% |
| State | $44.1 million | 66.8% |
| Local | $16.1 million | 24.4% |
| Total | $66.0 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
4 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Gardner Academy for Learning and Technology | 123 |
| Gardner Elementary School | 1,087 |
| Gardner High | 808 |
| Gardner Middle School | 514 |
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
- 2505130
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