Worcester
A public school district in Worcester, Massachusetts, with 47 operational schools in 2024–25.
The district in 2024–25
- 24,778
- Students enrolled
- 1,909.8
- Teachers, full-time equivalent
- Derived by NCES from the state’s counts.
- 4,021.4
- All staff, full-time equivalent
- $22,198
- Spending per pupil, fiscal year 2023
- Current expenditure over fall membership, both as the district reported them.
How this compares
- Students enrolled: 24,778 in 2024–25
- Ranks 278th of 17,800 districts by enrollment, and 2nd of 395 in Massachusetts. Larger than 98% of the 17,800 districts in the fifty states and DC that report an enrollment. The ranking →
- Current spending per pupil: $22,198 in fiscal year 2023
- More than 80% 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
Worcester spent $22,198 per pupil in fiscal year 2023, against $12,910 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 | $22,198 | $548.4 million | 24,707 |
| FY2022 | $20,642 | $489.9 million | 23,735 |
| FY2021 | $19,130 | $458.8 million | 23,986 |
| FY2020 | $17,576 | $440.2 million | 25,044 |
| FY2019 | $15,854 | $402.9 million | 25,415 |
| FY2018 | $15,373 | $389.0 million | 25,306 |
| FY2017 | $14,671 | $380.5 million | 25,932 |
| FY2016 | $14,840 | $378.8 million | 25,527 |
| FY2015 | $14,632 | $369.5 million | 25,254 |
| FY2014 | $14,901 | $366.0 million | 24,562 |
| FY2013 | $13,039 | $322.6 million | 24,740 |
| FY2012 | $14,106 | $344.4 million | 24,411 |
| FY2011 | $14,093 | $340.9 million | 24,192 |
| FY2010 | $13,599 | $326.2 million | 23,988 |
| FY2009 | $14,985 | $346.3 million | 23,109 |
| FY2008 | $15,511 | $354.8 million | 22,876 |
| FY2007 | $14,646 | $345.7 million | 23,603 |
| FY2006 | $14,032 | $336.9 million | 24,008 |
| FY2005 | $12,910 | $316.5 million | 24,514 |
Revenue by source, fiscal year 2023
| Source | Revenue | Share of total |
|---|---|---|
| Federal | $118.6 million | 20.0% |
| State | $385.3 million | 65.1% |
| Local | $87.8 million | 14.8% |
| Total | $591.7 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
47 operational schools, A to Z.
2 more columns on a wider screen
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
- 2513230
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