Palmer
A public school district in Palmer, Massachusetts, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 1,093
- Students enrolled
- 99.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 204.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,554
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 1,093 in 2024–25
- Ranks 7,032nd of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 233rd of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 60% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,554 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 81% 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
Palmer spent $22,554 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,808 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 | $22,554 | $26.0 million | 1,154 |
| FY2022 | $18,790 | $22.3 million | 1,186 |
| FY2021 | $19,130 | $22.7 million | 1,188 |
| FY2020 | $17,314 | $22.6 million | 1,304 |
| FY2019 | $16,705 | $22.3 million | 1,335 |
| FY2018 | $15,599 | $21.8 million | 1,400 |
| FY2017 | $14,574 | $21.2 million | 1,452 |
| FY2016 | $14,144 | $20.6 million | 1,455 |
| FY2015 | $14,262 | $20.4 million | 1,430 |
| FY2014 | $13,742 | $20.2 million | 1,469 |
| FY2013 | $12,328 | $18.9 million | 1,535 |
| FY2012 | $12,331 | $19.5 million | 1,582 |
| FY2011 | $12,806 | $20.7 million | 1,619 |
| FY2010 | $11,836 | $20.7 million | 1,748 |
| FY2009 | $12,526 | $23.0 million | 1,840 |
| FY2008 | $12,240 | $23.0 million | 1,883 |
| FY2007 | $11,950 | $23.1 million | 1,933 |
| FY2006 | $11,087 | $21.7 million | 1,958 |
| FY2005 | $10,808 | $21.7 million | 2,010 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $2.4 million | 9.7% |
| State | $14.9 million | 59.9% |
| Local | $7.5 million | 30.4% |
| Total | $24.8 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
2 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Old Mill Pond | 677 |
| Palmer High | 416 |
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
- 2509300
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