Lexington
A public school district in Lexington, Massachusetts, with 10 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,748
- Students enrolled
- 650
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 1,242.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $25,657
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,748 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,393rd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 21st of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 92% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $25,657 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 88% 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
Lexington spent $25,657 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $13,247 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 | $25,657 | $178.0 million | 6,938 |
| FY2022 | $24,326 | $165.2 million | 6,790 |
| FY2021 | $22,663 | $156.4 million | 6,901 |
| FY2020 | $20,826 | $149.7 million | 7,190 |
| FY2019 | $19,085 | $138.5 million | 7,259 |
| FY2018 | $19,123 | $138.6 million | 7,246 |
| FY2017 | $18,367 | $131.7 million | 7,171 |
| FY2016 | $17,851 | $125.4 million | 7,022 |
| FY2015 | $18,492 | $125.5 million | 6,785 |
| FY2014 | $17,903 | $118.3 million | 6,610 |
| FY2013 | $15,885 | $103.3 million | 6,506 |
| FY2012 | $17,115 | $109.5 million | 6,397 |
| FY2011 | $16,553 | $105.4 million | 6,366 |
| FY2010 | $16,230 | $100.3 million | 6,182 |
| FY2009 | $16,843 | $105.0 million | 6,235 |
| FY2008 | $16,185 | $101.2 million | 6,253 |
| FY2007 | $14,277 | $88.9 million | 6,226 |
| FY2006 | $14,062 | $87.9 million | 6,253 |
| FY2005 | $13,247 | $81.9 million | 6,184 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $6.2 million | 3.1% |
| State | $42.2 million | 20.6% |
| Local | $156.2 million | 76.3% |
| Total | $204.7 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
10 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Bowman | 429 |
| Bridge | 345 |
| Fiske | 324 |
| Harrington | 374 |
| Jonas Clarke Middle | 796 |
| Joseph Estabrook | 490 |
| Lexington Children's Place | 70 |
| Lexington High | 2,405 |
| Maria Hastings | 579 |
| Wm Diamond Middle | 936 |
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
- 2506840
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