Record · District
New Bedford
A public school district in New Bedford, Massachusetts, with 24 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 12,505
- Students enrolled
- 1,064.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 2,101.7
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,807
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 12,505 in 2024–25
- Ranks 682nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 8th 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: $22,807 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
New Bedford spent $25,307 per pupil in fiscal year 2024, against $12,186 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.
Source: The College Scorecard
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | $25,307 | $316.0 million | 12,488 |
| FY2023 | $22,807 | $288.3 million | 12,640 |
| FY2022 | $19,918 | $249.1 million | 12,504 |
| FY2021 | $18,357 | $230.7 million | 12,565 |
| FY2020 | $16,993 | $218.9 million | 12,880 |
| FY2019 | $15,236 | $195.7 million | 12,845 |
| FY2018 | $14,686 | $185.4 million | 12,626 |
| FY2017 | $14,293 | $182.4 million | 12,765 |
| FY2016 | $13,323 | $170.3 million | 12,782 |
| FY2015 | $14,011 | $176.0 million | 12,565 |
| FY2014 | $13,483 | $171.8 million | 12,744 |
| FY2013 | $13,116 | $165.5 million | 12,616 |
| FY2012 | $13,640 | $171.2 million | 12,551 |
| FY2011 | $13,982 | $175.3 million | 12,538 |
| FY2010 | $13,607 | $171.9 million | 12,636 |
| FY2009 | $14,873 | $187.5 million | 12,609 |
| FY2008 | $14,375 | $186.7 million | 12,988 |
| FY2007 | $13,445 | $176.2 million | 13,106 |
| FY2006 | $13,011 | $174.9 million | 13,441 |
| FY2005 | $12,186 | $172.5 million | 14,159 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $36.8 million | 12.8% |
| State | $243.4 million | 84.7% |
| Local | $7.1 million | 2.5% |
| Total | $287.3 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
24 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
- 2508430
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 30, 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 2024
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 2024.
Compiled automatically from Common Core of Data (CCD), 2024–25 and School District Finance Survey (F-33), fiscal years 2005 to 2024 by a checked SQL query · Editor: Kian O'Connor · How this site is built
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