Wakefield
A public school district in Wakefield, Massachusetts, with 7 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 3,382
- Students enrolled
- 295.7
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 514.5
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $21,779
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 3,382 in 2024–25
- Ranks 2,904th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 77th of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 83% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $21,779 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 79% 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
Wakefield spent $21,779 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $10,897 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 | $21,779 | $72.6 million | 3,335 |
| FY2022 | $20,129 | $66.8 million | 3,318 |
| FY2021 | $18,510 | $61.2 million | 3,309 |
| FY2020 | $17,714 | $61.7 million | 3,485 |
| FY2019 | $16,749 | $58.4 million | 3,485 |
| FY2018 | $15,684 | $55.0 million | 3,505 |
| FY2017 | $14,836 | $53.0 million | 3,574 |
| FY2016 | $14,166 | $50.0 million | 3,531 |
| FY2015 | $13,997 | $48.1 million | 3,439 |
| FY2014 | $13,364 | $44.7 million | 3,347 |
| FY2013 | $11,817 | $40.0 million | 3,388 |
| FY2012 | $12,498 | $42.1 million | 3,365 |
| FY2011 | $12,429 | $41.7 million | 3,359 |
| FY2010 | $11,817 | $39.7 million | 3,360 |
| FY2009 | $12,748 | $43.4 million | 3,402 |
| FY2008 | $12,495 | $43.2 million | 3,458 |
| FY2007 | $12,090 | $42.2 million | 3,492 |
| FY2006 | $11,420 | $39.7 million | 3,473 |
| FY2005 | $10,897 | $38.0 million | 3,484 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $3.7 million | 4.9% |
| State | $17.7 million | 23.6% |
| Local | $53.6 million | 71.4% |
| Total | $75.1 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
7 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
| School | Students |
|---|---|
| Dolbeare | 443 |
| Early Childhood Center at the Doyle School | 128 |
| Galvin Middle School | 1,056 |
| Greenwood | 227 |
| Wakefield Memorial High | 854 |
| Walton | 218 |
| Woodville School | 456 |
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
- 2511910
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