Lowell
A public school district in Lowell, Massachusetts, with 27 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 14,457
- Students enrolled
- 1,146.9
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,354.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,286
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 14,457 in 2024–25
- Ranks 561st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 6th 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: $22,286 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 80% 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
Lowell spent $22,286 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,013 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 | $22,286 | $317.1 million | 14,228 |
| FY2022 | $19,674 | $275.3 million | 13,991 |
| FY2021 | $17,683 | $248.0 million | 14,023 |
| FY2020 | $16,633 | $240.1 million | 14,434 |
| FY2019 | $17,757 | $258.3 million | 14,548 |
| FY2018 | $15,674 | $226.3 million | 14,436 |
| FY2017 | $15,054 | $219.3 million | 14,567 |
| FY2016 | $14,752 | $210.7 million | 14,284 |
| FY2015 | $14,546 | $204.7 million | 14,075 |
| FY2014 | $14,133 | $198.3 million | 14,031 |
| FY2013 | $12,871 | $178.6 million | 13,879 |
| FY2012 | $14,144 | $191.6 million | 13,548 |
| FY2011 | $13,503 | $183.6 million | 13,600 |
| FY2010 | $14,031 | $187.0 million | 13,331 |
| FY2009 | $14,669 | $196.6 million | 13,400 |
| FY2008 | $15,525 | $209.7 million | 13,505 |
| FY2007 | $14,301 | $198.8 million | 13,902 |
| FY2006 | $13,321 | $187.5 million | 14,076 |
| FY2005 | $12,013 | $175.4 million | 14,603 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $46.1 million | 13.3% |
| State | $289.4 million | 83.6% |
| Local | $10.5 million | 3.0% |
| Total | $346.1 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
27 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
- 2507020
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