Lawrence
A public school district in Lawrence, Massachusetts, with 26 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 13,313
- Students enrolled
- 1,159.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,275.2
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $23,176
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 13,313 in 2024–25
- Ranks 628th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 7th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 96% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $23,176 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 82% 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
Lawrence spent $23,176 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,190 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 | $23,176 | $298.6 million | 12,885 |
| FY2022 | $20,985 | $268.3 million | 12,786 |
| FY2021 | $18,907 | $242.8 million | 12,842 |
| FY2020 | $17,389 | $235.6 million | 13,550 |
| FY2019 | $16,651 | $227.4 million | 13,658 |
| FY2018 | $15,685 | $217.2 million | 13,846 |
| FY2017 | $14,976 | $209.6 million | 13,994 |
| FY2016 | $15,233 | $210.4 million | 13,815 |
| FY2015 | $15,184 | $210.9 million | 13,889 |
| FY2014 | $14,708 | $198.6 million | 13,504 |
| FY2013 | $13,341 | $175.4 million | 13,145 |
| FY2012 | $13,652 | $176.1 million | 12,900 |
| FY2011 | $13,944 | $178.3 million | 12,784 |
| FY2010 | $14,658 | $180.1 million | 12,284 |
| FY2009 | $14,053 | $171.7 million | 12,221 |
| FY2008 | $14,909 | $183.4 million | 12,301 |
| FY2007 | $14,263 | $174.1 million | 12,204 |
| FY2006 | $13,583 | $166.6 million | 12,262 |
| FY2005 | $13,190 | $161.3 million | 12,227 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $37.9 million | 11.0% |
| State | $300.2 million | 87.2% |
| Local | $6.2 million | 1.8% |
| Total | $344.3 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
26 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
- 2506660
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