Statistical Comparisons

1. Per pupil expenditure reports

   This report series provides summary and detail per pupil spending data for each school district. Please note that the per pupil data in these reports are not used for the chapter 70, charter school, or school choice programs. Each of those programs has a different statutory definition of spending used in their respective formulas.

   1. Per pupil expenditures, all funds, by function (new calculation beginning in FY05)

      • FY07 Expenditures Per Pupil, All Funds

      • FY06 Expenditures Per Pupil, All Funds

      • This new release of FY05 per pupil expenditures provides detailed and comprehensive information about each Massachusetts school district's spending patterns.

   2. Day Program per pupil expenditures

      • FY05 Per Pupil Expenditures --- downloadable Excel file  

      • Earlier Years

2. Enrollment Trends

   • Long Term Trends in Enrollment Chart, By School District (1989 - 2008)

   •   K-12 Public Enrollment, Massachusetts State Totals (1970-2008)

   • Long-term trends in individual districts' grade PK to 12 enrollment(1989-2008)

   •   Projected Public Enrollment Through 2018, Massachusetts State Totals Grades K-12

3. Average Teacher Salaries, Massachusetts Public Schools

   • FY04-FY07

   • FY97-FY03

4. Special Education Direct Expenditure Trends(1998-2007)