Education
Per-Student Spending


Per-Student Spending

What does this measure?

Total spending by public school districts, divided by total pupils.

Why is this important?

Higher spending for schools can mean better facilities, programs, and a greater range of opportunities available to students. It may also signal public support for education and a better paid, more experienced teaching workforce. However, studies have found higher spending does not necessarily lead to higher student achievement, given the many factors that contribute to student success, including parental and community influences.

How is our county doing?

In 2024, school districts in Essex County spent about $22,400 per student, close to the statewide level of $23,100. This was a 22% increase since 2010 in Essex County and a 23% increase in the state.

The highest spending districts in Essex County were Rockport ($30,200) and Masconomet ($27,400). Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical was the highest spending technical school ($30,500 per student) followed by Whittier Regional Vocational Technical ($25,200 per student). Spending was lowest in Hill View Montessori Charter Public ($17,300), River Valley Charter ($18,100) Saugus ($18,500) and , North Andover ($19,300).

How do we compare to similar counties?

Essex County's spending was below Middlesex, MA, ($23,400 per student) and Westchester, NY ($35,400) in 2024.

Notes about the data

Figures have been adjusted to 2024 dollars. Per pupil expenditures are calculated by dividing a district's operating costs by its average enrollment across the school year. Comparable data were not available for Lake, IL.

Per-Student Spending
201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Essex County, MA$18,278$18,014$17,880$18,034$18,358$18,931$19,505$19,436$19,668$20,136$20,255$20,956$20,854$21,532$22,378
Middlesex County, MA$19,832$19,597$19,646$19,942$20,273$20,968$21,394$21,531$21,679$21,891$22,182$23,020$22,235$22,768$23,410
Westchester County, NY$34,391$33,608$33,680$33,412$34,169$34,744$34,291$34,296$34,572$35,326$35,157$35,080$34,701$35,353$35,447
Massachusetts$18,770$18,622$18,632$18,883$19,241$19,776$20,243$20,378$20,620$21,020$21,299$22,072$21,742$22,531$23,165
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury$17,815$18,082$16,910$17,554$17,549$18,227$19,056$20,304$20,557$21,895$21,609$23,018$23,176$23,621$23,136
Andover$19,080$19,102$18,904$19,359$20,122$20,649$21,420$21,807$22,468$22,882$23,824$24,243$23,819$23,305$24,441
Beverly$17,635$17,738$17,512$17,009$17,382$17,455$17,891$17,870$18,408$18,298$17,916$18,617$18,228$19,076$20,113
Boxford$16,799$16,743$18,220$19,366$20,037$21,470$22,267$22,069$23,204$24,065$22,747$24,426$22,718$21,660$22,511
Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway$19,588$20,856$20,639$19,653$20,073$17,268
Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect$21,357$21,374$21,480$21,241$21,868$19,236$19,568$20,863
Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster$19,361$18,513$19,301$18,367$18,622$16,810
Danvers$18,163$17,873$17,656$17,817$18,054$19,332$19,743$20,153$20,764$21,374$22,283$21,241$20,818$21,411$21,728
Essex Agricultural Technical$32,618$31,725$31,430$31,171$31,339$28,415$25,739$24,650$23,554$24,225$24,074$23,798$24,084$23,664$23,871
Georgetown$13,160$13,766$14,361$14,888$15,638$16,678$17,118$17,255$18,182$19,190$19,165$20,662$19,388$19,926$20,089
Gloucester$18,431$19,269$19,046$19,510$19,850$21,263$21,433$21,053$21,085$21,119$21,627$23,305$21,506$22,096$23,039
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical$28,672$28,957$27,493$27,440$26,067$27,208$26,778$26,801$27,266$27,310$27,801$26,734$33,409$29,738$30,527
Hamilton-Wenham$20,454$20,285$20,165$20,275$20,123$21,118$21,938$22,412$22,938$23,850$22,695$23,784$23,680$24,424$24,540
Haverhill$16,423$16,076$15,854$16,313$16,291$16,280$16,524$16,549$16,763$16,974$17,739$19,339$19,745$20,184$20,353
Hill View Montessori Charter Public$13,519$15,071$16,417$17,706$18,178$15,716$16,869$17,338
Ipswich$15,680$15,854$15,778$16,083$17,438$18,621$20,357$21,746$22,120$22,378$22,633$23,948$22,417$23,601$25,452
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter$21,915$22,844$22,495$21,876$22,656$20,365$21,330$21,230
Lawrence$20,075$18,775$18,133$18,652$18,587$19,157$19,772$18,917$18,726$19,748$19,391$20,061$20,896$21,494$23,487
Lawrence Family Development Charter$17,862$17,772$18,188$18,015$17,256$16,297$15,005$19,566
Lynn$18,928$17,709$17,805$17,733$17,521$18,119$18,017$17,446$17,795$17,878$18,073$18,939$19,148$21,702$22,388
Lynnfield$15,689$16,003$16,689$16,987$17,819$18,396$18,954$19,460$19,848$20,259$20,078$20,327$19,781$20,110$20,466
Manchester Essex Regional$19,539$18,512$18,416$19,279$19,708$20,267$21,339$22,329$22,915$23,113$23,271$25,205$25,143$25,832$27,396
Marblehead$17,601$17,748$17,759$17,110$17,514$18,103$19,226$19,922$20,076$21,430$21,537$22,641$22,636$22,622$21,972
Marblehead Community Charter Public$19,810$20,192$21,327$21,588$21,953$16,309$19,381$20,388
Masconomet$18,296$17,920$17,890$18,008$18,903$20,411$21,819$23,117$23,304$24,225$24,891$25,643$24,708$26,405$27,426
Methuen$15,628$16,348$15,802$15,990$16,538$16,952$17,504$17,560$17,745$17,742$17,863$18,410$18,483$19,113$20,409
Middleton$16,484$16,403$16,711$17,129$18,393$19,947$21,098$21,139$22,600$23,103$22,916$23,956$21,503$22,066$23,110
Nahant$15,509$14,615$14,927$16,175$17,175$18,820$19,582$20,007$20,740$20,467$19,764$20,898$19,586$21,900$22,914
Newburyport$18,613$18,643$18,612$18,153$18,647$18,747$20,006$20,340$21,052$21,982$21,836$23,126$22,382$23,531$23,234
North Andover$16,222$16,042$15,853$15,847$15,754$15,955$16,519$16,301$16,410$17,412$18,176$18,583$18,660$18,758$19,313
North Shore Regional Vocational Technical$33,925$32,539$32,174$31,480$32,959
Peabody$19,206$17,751$17,801$16,692$17,606$17,862$18,689$18,661$18,932$18,772$18,925$18,741$18,218$19,430$20,628
Pentucket$15,466$15,603$16,151$16,599$17,041$18,356$19,350$19,445$19,578$20,132$19,762$20,759$20,071$19,837$20,724
River Valley Charter$18,616$19,569$20,145$19,148$21,462$16,533$16,933$18,073
Rockport$18,799$20,385$21,156$21,379$20,399$21,345$22,582$23,683$24,943$25,554$26,000$28,846$28,920$29,028$30,150
Salem$19,948$20,400$20,093$19,979$22,156$22,360$24,701$23,867$23,957$23,781$24,483$24,231$24,905$24,895$25,713
Salem Academy Charter$20,192$20,742$20,445$21,504$22,297$18,502$19,950$20,794
Saugus$16,926$17,767$17,339$17,529$17,799$18,748$19,120$20,246$20,389$21,048$20,207$21,209$20,050$19,112$18,548
Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter$11,039$10,366
Swampscott$18,135$17,675$18,781$19,591$19,608$19,978$21,135$22,032$21,082$21,393$20,993$21,970$21,923$21,867$21,736
Topsfield$16,064$16,542$17,969$19,089$19,316$20,858$20,668$21,623$21,016$20,507$20,919$22,340$20,622$19,642$22,535
Triton$16,548$17,374$17,418$18,113$18,829$19,835$20,654$20,889$21,083$22,354$22,588$24,146$23,883$23,972$24,898
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical$25,344$24,294$24,258$24,459$24,043$24,184$23,815$24,422$25,799$25,468$25,517$25,054$24,449$24,381$25,186

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, New York State Education Department
Notes: Figures are in constant 2024 dollars.




Total Student Spending
201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Essex County, MA$2,147,082,550$2,118,950,558$2,100,508,481$2,134,519,183$2,179,153,145$2,254,462,493$2,310,861,499$2,408,335,619$2,441,211,467$2,496,575,238$2,519,308,737$2,509,107,993$2,522,336,501$2,609,152,555$2,729,371,701
Middlesex County, MA$4,308,021,700$4,252,770,548$4,261,577,275$4,333,430,734$4,437,055,166$4,589,638,291$4,703,657,575$4,960,365,028$5,022,603,191$5,085,522,396$5,160,640,829$5,144,313,402$5,059,287,860$5,171,702,663$5,345,635,451
Westchester County, NY$5,107,692,626$5,039,950,000$5,009,566,617$4,970,984,090$5,082,930,272$5,194,930,623$5,161,282,278$5,162,102,508$5,159,891,194$5,259,995,851$5,214,937,064$5,056,490,248$4,947,225,773$5,057,782,081$5,072,180,351
Massachusetts$18,511,469,327$18,335,830,115$18,242,175,520$18,537,435,364$18,903,703,266$19,439,649,894$19,883,921,059$20,963,453,673$20,345,943,318$21,713,640,085$21,986,432,717$21,914,543,022$20,697,077,979$21,350,291,859$22,003,229,656
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury$45,802,092$45,840,357$42,169,572$43,770,972$44,074,837$44,559,279$45,094,873$46,672,018$46,631,030$48,078,494$47,454,707$46,890,647$46,280,364$46,802,453$47,580,889
Andover$120,876,741$121,418,375$120,476,335$122,302,006$126,025,279$128,787,701$133,378,360$134,632,082$136,589,533$139,329,562$142,750,763$137,997,322$134,427,977$131,994,164$136,436,312
Beverly$79,855,174$80,035,022$79,333,103$77,700,070$79,919,327$81,610,924$83,864,548$84,671,448$87,003,905$87,993,177$88,165,917$89,817,849$88,640,025$91,574,830$94,776,730
Boxford$15,134,539$14,973,368$15,301,045$15,359,061$15,324,669$16,274,087$16,606,589$16,970,775$17,150,279$17,721,741$17,374,136$17,093,102$17,529,313$16,496,628$17,524,881
Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway$5,484,619$6,667,692$7,424,027$7,864,960$8,023,090$6,883,101
Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect$8,540,573$8,547,373$8,592,095$8,492,334$8,744,980$7,665,443$23,448,741$24,983,890
Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster$5,419,036$5,920,451$6,946,495$7,346,948$7,443,121$6,636,646
Danvers$68,362,975$67,228,641$65,754,671$66,281,808$67,941,204$71,087,081$72,779,565$73,212,003$74,637,759$77,011,528$78,842,825$72,853,882$70,322,301$72,460,020$74,994,769
Essex Agricultural Technical$14,880,466$15,120,024$14,944,989$14,803,310$14,647,707$31,654,858$31,682,647$31,872,611$31,911,376$34,017,116$35,894,567$36,879,591$39,722,016$39,416,426$40,982,554
Georgetown$22,840,393$23,446,976$23,832,610$23,862,418$24,450,793$25,235,395$25,663,560$25,788,740$26,032,316$26,904,868$26,510,854$26,432,422$25,593,458$26,266,246$26,341,120
Gloucester$67,434,555$68,721,994$66,865,692$66,764,098$67,699,582$69,904,415$69,949,748$69,917,516$69,856,370$69,394,230$69,633,359$72,244,639$68,253,483$70,502,919$74,223,992
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical$39,268,939$39,844,406$38,699,698$38,412,955$38,136,257$39,775,134$39,923,063$41,281,723$41,188,692$42,090,650$44,300,878$43,265,984$55,357,971$50,220,898$53,337,423
Hamilton-Wenham$41,657,288$40,409,205$39,849,934$39,663,604$38,671,181$39,849,088$40,379,729$40,868,757$41,603,222$43,115,644$42,932,581$41,062,345$41,329,007$41,956,299$42,069,616
Haverhill$132,836,981$130,796,293$131,509,548$135,923,278$136,072,818$137,903,871$141,005,821$143,013,179$146,045,100$148,157,045$155,985,955$163,422,865$168,884,736$172,859,799$177,517,005
Hill View Montessori Charter Public$4,138,255$4,549,809$5,012,128$5,533,089$5,545,999$4,784,064$5,143,475$5,298,445
Ipswich$33,796,552$33,810,849$33,825,729$33,720,938$35,539,478$36,356,527$37,923,278$39,478,237$38,723,984$39,001,065$39,388,867$39,885,781$38,078,164$39,244,574$42,601,808
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter$26,148,503$30,395,872$32,666,545$34,892,802$36,562,340$32,719,205$34,396,054$34,246,623
Lawrence$274,283,976$263,286,985$255,141,440$270,080,463$279,926,050$296,825,118$304,416,637$298,554,965$297,486,583$312,095,038$305,289,635$306,508,639$319,317,144$330,109,668$364,032,615
Lawrence Family Development Charter$12,789,379$13,097,986$13,811,963$14,015,971$13,699,487$12,955,770$12,855,996$17,194,471
Lynn$266,900,570$253,726,494$258,870,521$268,573,235$274,836,254$294,884,914$301,790,999$298,539,708$310,480,070$318,231,895$328,811,238$336,616,126$348,748,807$397,762,812$417,050,707
Lynnfield$37,184,417$37,367,249$38,374,809$38,527,300$39,534,569$40,752,326$42,663,644$43,579,628$44,782,831$45,306,248$44,999,939$44,816,276$43,974,122$45,154,406$45,814,648
Manchester Essex Regional$28,895,997$28,480,000$29,092,375$30,790,560$31,156,085$30,921,736$31,242,496$31,886,351$32,251,015$32,781,586$32,782,440$32,781,695$32,572,827$32,082,869$33,636,824
Marblehead$59,470,991$60,581,479$59,863,379$59,125,352$61,303,958$62,128,276$65,423,800$67,405,635$66,666,851$70,023,433$67,616,594$64,883,380$63,162,607$62,653,096$59,950,402
Marblehead Community Charter Public$4,552,319$4,632,014$4,849,741$4,451,422$4,629,970$3,702,211$4,290,843$3,547,512
Masconomet$38,973,209$37,982,637$37,494,711$37,691,145$38,943,588$40,642,642$42,637,132$43,466,854$42,979,771$43,909,492$43,967,340$44,452,987$42,138,865$42,546,112$43,763,601
Methuen$116,708,489$120,190,298$115,998,981$115,932,276$118,292,196$121,636,527$125,952,789$127,349,187$129,794,501$130,359,604$129,398,653$127,754,772$129,278,429$135,103,842$144,742,929
Middleton$14,366,159$13,631,031$13,636,073$13,975,187$14,217,787$15,092,140$14,954,314$14,964,598$15,672,945$16,525,332$16,779,427$16,510,735$15,464,622$16,406,346$16,995,031
Nahant$6,239,249$5,680,898$5,499,212$5,565,699$5,755,438$5,888,796$5,843,244$5,754,034$5,601,916$5,671,276$5,668,330$5,594,517$5,272,487$5,801,413$6,202,911
Newburyport$46,514,581$46,791,103$48,129,469$47,053,126$48,511,009$48,392,312$50,382,453$51,114,923$52,289,891$54,136,279$54,106,199$53,847,898$53,242,196$55,096,296$54,141,210
North Andover$76,583,103$76,303,814$76,156,947$76,677,440$76,978,131$77,671,331$79,083,035$80,124,287$81,140,588$84,869,368$86,864,492$86,650,540$86,908,975$86,262,758$89,857,917
North Shore Regional Vocational Technical$15,181,354$14,951,867$14,970,371$14,814,611$15,372,269
Peabody$122,168,149$113,577,605$111,794,260$105,994,761$112,457,492$110,585,921$114,176,771$115,354,917$116,281,279$115,980,665$117,756,141$113,128,766$113,736,766$120,436,577$128,983,015
Pentucket$52,039,455$50,684,943$50,665,481$50,506,459$49,574,621$51,009,285$50,562,186$50,624,751$50,132,659$50,593,071$49,617,478$48,727,566$47,016,710$46,971,228$49,110,801
River Valley Charter$5,361,318$5,635,985$5,799,804$5,876,544$6,179,002$4,744,916$4,875,098$5,196,055
Rockport$19,078,617$20,114,081$20,343,205$21,060,099$20,700,650$21,511,767$22,589,044$23,406,307$23,875,554$24,166,156$23,196,833$23,229,768$23,130,441$22,316,563$21,813,769
Salem$97,764,198$100,475,580$99,333,811$104,777,810$106,105,857$111,904,963$114,619,623$110,429,709$111,556,858$112,829,296$112,477,478$105,735,055$108,679,885$110,415,215$115,424,338
Salem Academy Charter$8,874,392$9,835,788$9,948,504$10,584,204$10,996,799$9,069,496$9,719,768$10,049,623
Saugus$51,626,626$54,103,100$52,430,245$52,789,289$53,389,069$54,919,621$55,667,779$57,833,023$58,808,842$61,099,168$59,580,439$58,998,078$57,231,704$57,239,162$57,204,357
Silver Hill Horace Mann Charter$6,217,262$5,789,484
Swampscott$43,068,274$41,787,754$44,152,436$45,471,654$46,174,419$45,578,084$48,887,711$50,567,096$47,823,376$48,830,975$48,570,120$48,561,440$47,946,119$47,441,114$47,865,984
Topsfield$10,936,499$10,959,068$11,293,484$11,613,631$11,832,791$12,775,349$13,241,719$13,836,663$13,580,695$13,409,374$13,762,450$13,341,212$13,232,902$12,555,055$14,077,454
Triton$56,413,354$56,921,889$55,321,183$55,480,707$55,497,784$57,435,272$57,410,647$56,404,484$56,125,490$56,919,299$57,781,920$56,255,709$56,689,618$57,130,993$57,570,898
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical$29,938,587$29,707,173$29,383,162$29,453,863$30,089,996$30,907,749$31,063,695$31,233,757$31,433,732$30,971,261$31,987,910$31,041,617$31,011,606$31,141,799$32,228,572

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, New York State Education Department
Notes: Figures are in constant 2024 dollars.
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INDICATORS TREND | ESSEX COUNTY
People 65 or Older Living Alone Decreasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Prevalence of Overweight Adults Not Applicable
Preterm Births Increasing
Infant Mortality Rate Maintaining
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty Increasing
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Disengaged Youth Maintaining
Live Births to Teen Mothers Decreasing
Youth Arrests Decreasing
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Employment Maintaining
Tourism Spending Increasing
Voter Participation Rate Increasing
Charitable Contributions Maintaining
Protected Land Not Applicable
Days with Good Air Quality Increasing
Beach Contamination Increasing
Daily Water Use per Resident Decreasing
Crimes Against People Maintaining
Crimes Against Property Decreasing
Drug-Related Arrests Maintaining
Reports of Domestic Violence Increasing
Incarceration Rates Decreasing
Recidivism Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work Not Applicable
Traffic Injuries and Fatalities Maintaining
Households With Internet Access Not Applicable
Change in Total Population Increasing
Change in Population by Age/Sex Not Applicable
People with Disabilities Maintaining
Households by Type Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Sex Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population Increasing
Language Diversity Increasing
Change in Total Jobs Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary Increasing
Change in Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector Not Applicable
Median Earnings by Occupation by Gender Not Applicable
People Entering/Leaving County for Work Not Applicable
Employer Size Not Applicable
Self-Employment Revenue Increasing
Business Ownership by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Prekindergarten Participation Not Applicable
Female Enrollment in School Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students Increasing
Per-Student Spending Increasing
Bullying Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income Increasing
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Household Type Not Applicable
Living Wage Rate by Household Type Not Applicable
Access to Financial Services, by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Households Receiving Temporary Assistance Increasing
Households Receiving Federal Food Assistance Increasing
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students Increasing
Median Home Value Increasing
Cost of Homeownership Increasing
Cost of Renting Increasing
Homeownership Rates Maintaining
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeless Persons Not Applicable
People Without Health Insurance Decreasing
Medical Care Expenses Increasing
Prevalence of Children with Asthma Maintaining
Prevalence of Overweight Children Maintaining
Diabetes Incidence Decreasing
Chronic Disease Among Older Adults Increasing
Cancer Incidence Decreasing
Cancer Mortality Rate Decreasing
Heart Disease Mortality Rate Decreasing
Mortality Rate Decreasing
People who Smoke Not Applicable
Use of Illegal Drugs Not Applicable
Youth Use of Illegal Drugs Not Applicable
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions Not Applicable
Drug Overdose Mortality Rate Increasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness Maintaining
Suicide Rate Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity Not Applicable


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