Gloucester
A public school district in Gloucester, Massachusetts, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,838
- Students enrolled
- 257.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 482.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,755
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,838 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,444th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 96th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 80% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,755 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 84% 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
Gloucester spent $23,755 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,988 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 | $23,755 | $67.7 million | 2,849 |
| FY2022 | $22,410 | $63.5 million | 2,833 |
| FY2021 | $22,148 | $61.3 million | 2,766 |
| FY2020 | $19,888 | $56.7 million | 2,851 |
| FY2019 | $18,584 | $53.6 million | 2,886 |
| FY2018 | $18,341 | $53.3 million | 2,904 |
| FY2017 | $17,395 | $51.9 million | 2,983 |
| FY2016 | $16,771 | $49.6 million | 2,958 |
| FY2015 | $17,233 | $51.1 million | 2,963 |
| FY2014 | $15,949 | $49.1 million | 3,078 |
| FY2013 | $14,550 | $43.9 million | 3,016 |
| FY2012 | $14,909 | $46.1 million | 3,091 |
| FY2011 | $14,830 | $47.5 million | 3,203 |
| FY2010 | $13,596 | $45.8 million | 3,372 |
| FY2009 | $14,579 | $49.5 million | 3,398 |
| FY2008 | $13,685 | $48.0 million | 3,505 |
| FY2007 | $11,586 | $43.6 million | 3,763 |
| FY2006 | $11,550 | $43.9 million | 3,803 |
| FY2005 | $10,988 | $43.7 million | 3,974 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.2 million | 6.3% |
| State | $38.7 million | 39.4% |
| Local | $53.3 million | 54.3% |
| Total | $98.2 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 |
|---|---|
| Beeman Memorial | 292 |
| East Veterans Elementary School | 451 |
| Gloucester High | 776 |
| Gloucester PreSchool | 101 |
| Plum Cove School | 217 |
| Ralph B O'Maley Middle | 619 |
| West Parish | 382 |
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
- 2505280
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