Wachusett
A public school district in Jefferson, Massachusetts, with 13 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 6,557
- Students enrolled
- 498.3
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 916
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $17,894
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 6,557 in 2024–25
- Ranks 1,431st of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 22nd of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 91% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $17,894 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 64% 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
Wachusett spent $17,894 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $9,049 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 | $17,894 | $122.3 million | 6,836 |
| FY2022 | $17,517 | $117.8 million | 6,727 |
| FY2021 | $16,237 | $106.9 million | 6,584 |
| FY2020 | $14,568 | $102.1 million | 7,010 |
| FY2019 | $14,148 | $100.5 million | 7,103 |
| FY2018 | $13,454 | $96.2 million | 7,147 |
| FY2017 | $12,663 | $93.2 million | 7,358 |
| FY2016 | $11,986 | $88.7 million | 7,398 |
| FY2015 | $11,973 | $88.0 million | 7,346 |
| FY2014 | $11,614 | $85.8 million | 7,384 |
| FY2013 | $10,506 | $78.4 million | 7,467 |
| FY2012 | $11,254 | $84.1 million | 7,469 |
| FY2011 | $10,609 | $79.5 million | 7,490 |
| FY2010 | $10,208 | $75.8 million | 7,428 |
| FY2009 | $10,827 | $79.5 million | 7,339 |
| FY2008 | $11,002 | $79.9 million | 7,258 |
| FY2007 | $10,204 | $73.5 million | 7,208 |
| FY2006 | $9,639 | $68.1 million | 7,069 |
| FY2005 | $9,049 | $63.2 million | 6,989 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $8.2 million | 6.0% |
| State | $52.1 million | 38.0% |
| Local | $76.9 million | 56.0% |
| Total | $137.2 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
13 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Central Tree Middle | 369 |
| Chocksett Middle School | 264 |
| Davis Hill Elementary | 431 |
| Dawson | 487 |
| Early Childhood Center | 127 |
| Glenwood Elementary School | 382 |
| Houghton Elementary | 317 |
| Leroy E.Mayo | 472 |
| Mountview Middle | 773 |
| Naquag Elementary School | 353 |
| Paxton Center | 448 |
| Thomas Prince | 355 |
| Wachusett Regional High | 1,779 |
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
- 2511880
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