Leicester
A public school district in Leicester, Massachusetts, with 4 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,294
- Students enrolled
- 104.2
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 240.6
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,537
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,294 in 2024–25
- Ranks 6,292nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 203rd of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 64% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,537 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 62% 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
Leicester spent $17,537 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,732 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 | $17,537 | $24.1 million | 1,374 |
| FY2022 | $17,522 | $24.3 million | 1,389 |
| FY2021 | $16,839 | $23.1 million | 1,374 |
| FY2020 | $15,456 | $23.0 million | 1,488 |
| FY2019 | $14,973 | $23.0 million | 1,536 |
| FY2018 | $14,185 | $22.3 million | 1,569 |
| FY2017 | $13,694 | $21.8 million | 1,593 |
| FY2016 | $12,729 | $20.7 million | 1,626 |
| FY2015 | $12,985 | $20.8 million | 1,605 |
| FY2014 | $12,234 | $19.9 million | 1,626 |
| FY2013 | $10,690 | $18.3 million | 1,715 |
| FY2012 | $11,269 | $20.0 million | 1,778 |
| FY2011 | $10,686 | $19.9 million | 1,859 |
| FY2010 | $10,671 | $20.1 million | 1,881 |
| FY2009 | $11,578 | $21.7 million | 1,874 |
| FY2008 | $11,316 | $21.8 million | 1,922 |
| FY2007 | $10,658 | $20.6 million | 1,931 |
| FY2006 | $10,140 | $19.8 million | 1,950 |
| FY2005 | $9,732 | $18.4 million | 1,893 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.3 million | 12.8% |
| State | $13.8 million | 53.5% |
| Local | $8.7 million | 33.7% |
| Total | $25.9 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 |
|---|---|
| Leicester Elementary | 467 |
| Leicester High | 388 |
| Leicester Integrated Preschool | 45 |
| Leicester Middle | 394 |
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
- 2506720
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