Pentucket
A public school district in West Newbury, Massachusetts, with 6 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 2,238
- Students enrolled
- 188.4
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 333.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,437
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 2,238 in 2024–25
- Ranks 4,156th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 125th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 76% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,437 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 71% 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
Pentucket spent $19,437 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,416 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
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The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,437 | $43.9 million | 2,261 |
| FY2022 | $19,555 | $43.2 million | 2,210 |
| FY2021 | $18,625 | $41.4 million | 2,224 |
| FY2020 | $16,888 | $40.5 million | 2,396 |
| FY2019 | $16,401 | $40.0 million | 2,437 |
| FY2018 | $15,791 | $39.0 million | 2,469 |
| FY2017 | $15,036 | $38.0 million | 2,529 |
| FY2016 | $14,575 | $37.6 million | 2,581 |
| FY2015 | $14,259 | $38.8 million | 2,718 |
| FY2014 | $13,085 | $37.2 million | 2,846 |
| FY2013 | $11,658 | $34.5 million | 2,959 |
| FY2012 | $11,949 | $36.2 million | 3,032 |
| FY2011 | $11,507 | $36.0 million | 3,129 |
| FY2010 | $11,074 | $35.7 million | 3,226 |
| FY2009 | $11,435 | $37.5 million | 3,280 |
| FY2008 | $11,399 | $37.5 million | 3,294 |
| FY2007 | $10,404 | $35.0 million | 3,363 |
| FY2006 | $9,819 | $33.9 million | 3,457 |
| FY2005 | $9,416 | $32.4 million | 3,446 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.0 million | 4.5% |
| State | $27.6 million | 42.2% |
| Local | $34.8 million | 53.2% |
| Total | $65.4 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
6 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Dr Frederick N Sweetsir | 217 |
| Dr John C Page School | 327 |
| Elmer S Bagnall | 519 |
| Helen R Donaghue School | 262 |
| Pentucket Regional Middle | 335 |
| Pentucket Regional Sr High | 578 |
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
- 2509450
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