North Middlesex
A public school district in Townsend, Massachusetts, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,914
- Students enrolled
- 228.6
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 411.3
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,775
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,914 in 2024–25
- Ranks 3,360th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 88th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 81% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,775 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 73% 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
North Middlesex spent $19,775 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,011 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 | $19,775 | $60.8 million | 3,074 |
| FY2022 | $19,769 | $59.1 million | 2,989 |
| FY2021 | $18,925 | $54.7 million | 2,893 |
| FY2020 | $16,932 | $52.3 million | 3,090 |
| FY2019 | $16,647 | $51.1 million | 3,070 |
| FY2018 | $16,047 | $49.3 million | 3,074 |
| FY2017 | $14,716 | $46.6 million | 3,168 |
| FY2016 | $13,923 | $45.4 million | 3,259 |
| FY2015 | $13,927 | $46.1 million | 3,310 |
| FY2014 | $13,193 | $45.6 million | 3,453 |
| FY2013 | $11,555 | $41.7 million | 3,608 |
| FY2012 | $11,525 | $43.6 million | 3,785 |
| FY2011 | $11,662 | $45.7 million | 3,917 |
| FY2010 | $11,075 | $45.1 million | 4,074 |
| FY2009 | $11,173 | $47.7 million | 4,267 |
| FY2008 | $10,943 | $48.0 million | 4,389 |
| FY2007 | $10,330 | $46.0 million | 4,458 |
| FY2006 | $9,384 | $42.8 million | 4,560 |
| FY2005 | $9,011 | $42.0 million | 4,656 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $4.9 million | 6.5% |
| State | $30.1 million | 40.1% |
| Local | $40.1 million | 53.4% |
| Total | $75.1 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Ashby Elementary | 152 |
| Hawthorne Brook | 449 |
| Nissitissit Middle School | 494 |
| North Middlesex Regional | 711 |
| Spaulding Memorial | 413 |
| Squannacook Early Childhood Center | 89 |
| Varnum Brook | 606 |
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
- 2508790
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