Reading
A public school district in Reading, Massachusetts, with 9 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,836
- Students enrolled
- 323.5
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 601
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $19,869
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,836 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,550th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 62nd of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 85% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $19,869 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
Reading spent $19,869 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,838 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
About this chart
The figures
| Fiscal year | Spending per pupil | Current expenditure | Membership |
|---|---|---|---|
| FY2023 | $19,869 | $77.5 million | 3,899 |
| FY2022 | $18,744 | $72.1 million | 3,846 |
| FY2021 | $16,726 | $66.1 million | 3,951 |
| FY2020 | $15,690 | $65.1 million | 4,151 |
| FY2019 | $14,871 | $62.6 million | 4,210 |
| FY2018 | $13,982 | $58.9 million | 4,213 |
| FY2017 | $13,206 | $57.8 million | 4,377 |
| FY2016 | $12,861 | $57.2 million | 4,448 |
| FY2015 | $12,659 | $55.8 million | 4,407 |
| FY2014 | $11,928 | $52.9 million | 4,432 |
| FY2013 | $10,454 | $46.9 million | 4,483 |
| FY2012 | $11,081 | $49.6 million | 4,477 |
| FY2011 | $10,940 | $48.8 million | 4,459 |
| FY2010 | $10,661 | $46.8 million | 4,392 |
| FY2009 | $11,101 | $49.2 million | 4,428 |
| FY2008 | $11,371 | $50.2 million | 4,416 |
| FY2007 | $11,086 | $48.0 million | 4,332 |
| FY2006 | $10,508 | $45.0 million | 4,282 |
| FY2005 | $9,838 | $42.2 million | 4,293 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.6 million | 4.2% |
| State | $22.0 million | 25.9% |
| Local | $59.3 million | 69.9% |
| Total | $84.9 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
9 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Alice M Barrows | 365 |
| Arthur W Coolidge Middle | 405 |
| Birch Meadow | 359 |
| J Warren Killam | 406 |
| Joshua Eaton | 388 |
| RISE PreSchool | 116 |
| Reading Memorial High | 1,094 |
| Walter S Parker Middle | 467 |
| Wood End Elementary School | 236 |
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
- 2509990
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