Medford
A public school district in Medford, Massachusetts, with 8 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,170
- Students enrolled
- 410.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 677.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $24,338
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,170 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,325th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 58th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 86% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $24,338 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 85% 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
Medford spent $24,338 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $14,066 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 | $24,338 | $102.2 million | 4,201 |
| FY2022 | $23,504 | $94.6 million | 4,024 |
| FY2021 | $22,761 | $89.7 million | 3,943 |
| FY2020 | $22,581 | $94.9 million | 4,203 |
| FY2019 | $19,948 | $84.4 million | 4,232 |
| FY2018 | $19,333 | $83.7 million | 4,329 |
| FY2017 | $17,276 | $78.3 million | 4,530 |
| FY2016 | $17,505 | $78.3 million | 4,475 |
| FY2015 | $16,733 | $75.5 million | 4,514 |
| FY2014 | $15,114 | $69.4 million | 4,590 |
| FY2013 | $13,292 | $62.2 million | 4,677 |
| FY2012 | $13,560 | $66.1 million | 4,872 |
| FY2011 | $13,335 | $64.7 million | 4,849 |
| FY2010 | $13,301 | $64.6 million | 4,854 |
| FY2009 | $15,247 | $73.5 million | 4,822 |
| FY2008 | $15,889 | $76.3 million | 4,799 |
| FY2007 | $15,102 | $73.4 million | 4,861 |
| FY2006 | $14,496 | $68.5 million | 4,725 |
| FY2005 | $14,066 | $67.6 million | 4,809 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $5.9 million | 5.7% |
| State | $28.4 million | 27.1% |
| Local | $70.3 million | 67.2% |
| Total | $104.7 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
8 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Brooks School | 556 |
| Curtis-Tufts | 11 |
| John J McGlynn Elementary School | 505 |
| John J. McGlynn Middle School | 464 |
| Madeleine Dugger Andrews | 435 |
| Medford High | 1,195 |
| Milton Fuller Roberts | 586 |
| Missituk Elementary School | 418 |
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
- 2507560
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