Somerville
A public school district in Somerville, Massachusetts, with 11 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 4,952
- Students enrolled
- 420.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 769.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $29,227
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 4,952 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,947th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 42nd of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 89% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $29,227 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 93% 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
Somerville spent $29,227 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $15,378 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 | $29,227 | $142.7 million | 4,884 |
| FY2022 | $27,320 | $127.7 million | 4,673 |
| FY2021 | $24,075 | $112.9 million | 4,691 |
| FY2020 | $22,191 | $109.6 million | 4,939 |
| FY2019 | $21,066 | $103.4 million | 4,909 |
| FY2018 | $20,690 | $100.7 million | 4,868 |
| FY2017 | $19,286 | $96.6 million | 5,008 |
| FY2016 | $18,387 | $91.7 million | 4,987 |
| FY2015 | $18,223 | $90.9 million | 4,987 |
| FY2014 | $17,653 | $87.2 million | 4,940 |
| FY2013 | $15,596 | $76.8 million | 4,922 |
| FY2012 | $17,202 | $83.9 million | 4,877 |
| FY2011 | $16,902 | $82.1 million | 4,855 |
| FY2010 | $16,658 | $80.7 million | 4,842 |
| FY2009 | $18,763 | $91.5 million | 4,877 |
| FY2008 | $18,690 | $91.4 million | 4,890 |
| FY2007 | $18,135 | $90.4 million | 4,984 |
| FY2006 | $17,240 | $88.4 million | 5,125 |
| FY2005 | $15,378 | $82.8 million | 5,383 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $12.6 million | 7.8% |
| State | $42.8 million | 26.4% |
| Local | $106.9 million | 65.9% |
| Total | $162.3 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
11 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Albert F. Argenziano School at Lincoln Park | 553 |
| Arthur D Healey | 482 |
| Benjamin G Brown | 219 |
| Capuano Early Childhood Center | 250 |
| E Somerville Community | 747 |
| Full Circle High School | 67 |
| John F Kennedy | 439 |
| Next Wave Junior High | 16 |
| Somerville High | 1,394 |
| West Somerville Neighborhood | 397 |
| Winter Hill Community | 388 |
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
- 2510890
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