Topsfield
A public school district in Boxford, Massachusetts, with 2 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 598
- Students enrolled
- 55.1
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 121.1
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,148
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 598 in 2024–25
- Ranks 10,064th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 299th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 43% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,148 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 77% 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
Topsfield spent $21,148 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,453 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 | $21,148 | $13.3 million | 630 |
| FY2022 | $21,145 | $13.2 million | 622 |
| FY2021 | $20,889 | $12.2 million | 586 |
| FY2020 | $18,289 | $11.9 million | 648 |
| FY2019 | $17,275 | $11.1 million | 641 |
| FY2018 | $17,690 | $11.2 million | 635 |
| FY2017 | $17,250 | $10.8 million | 628 |
| FY2016 | $16,135 | $10.4 million | 643 |
| FY2015 | $16,401 | $10.1 million | 613 |
| FY2014 | $15,327 | $9.2 million | 602 |
| FY2013 | $13,776 | $8.2 million | 597 |
| FY2012 | $13,838 | $8.5 million | 617 |
| FY2011 | $12,712 | $8.3 million | 649 |
| FY2010 | $11,997 | $7.9 million | 660 |
| FY2009 | $12,096 | $8.2 million | 677 |
| FY2008 | $12,230 | $8.5 million | 695 |
| FY2007 | $11,398 | $7.9 million | 694 |
| FY2006 | $10,461 | $7.5 million | 713 |
| FY2005 | $9,453 | $6.9 million | 735 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $974.0 thousand | 20.4% |
| State | $2.9 million | 60.3% |
| Local | $920.0 thousand | 19.3% |
| Total | $4.8 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 |
|---|---|
| Proctor Elementary | 251 |
| Steward Elementary | 347 |
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 6
- NCES district ID
- 2511670
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