Amesbury Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Amesbury (district ID 2501860)

Public school district · Essex County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2501860

Amesbury Public Schools spent $24,643 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 79% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,793 students in 2024-25; 39.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,739 per student, up 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 85-89% (Massachusetts: 89.2%).

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · Census Bureau school finances 2023-24 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Massachusetts districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Amesbury Public Schools in enrollment (1,699 to 1,844 students) and Amesbury Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Amesbury Public Schools, FY23Nantucket Public Schools $28,207; Monomoy Regional $25,528; Southbridge Public Schools $25,133; Amesbury Public Schools $24,643; King Philip Regional $21,885; Webster Public Schools $21,560; South Hadley Public Schools $19,400; Littleton $18,999; Tantasqua $18,453; Fairhaven Public Schools $17,754; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kNantucket Public Schools$28,207Monomoy Regional$25,528Southbridge Public Schools$25,133Amesbury Public Schools$24,643King Philip Regional$21,885Webster Public Schools$21,560South Hadley Public Schools$19,400Littleton$18,999Tantasqua$18,453Fairhaven Public Schools$17,754State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Amesbury Public Schools, FY23Nantucket Public Schools $28,207; Monomoy Regional $25,528; Southbridge Public Schools $25,133; Amesbury Public Schools $24,643; King Philip Regional $21,885; Webster Public Schools $21,560; South Hadley Public Schools $19,400; Littleton $18,999; Tantasqua $18,453; Fairhaven Public Schools $17,754; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kNantucket Public Schools$28,207Monomoy Regional$25,528Southbridge Public Schools$25,133Amesbury Public Schools$24,643King Philip Regional$21,885Webster Public Schools$21,560South Hadley Public Schools$19,400Littleton$18,999Tantasqua$18,453Fairhaven Public Schools$17,754State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Amesbury Public Schools, FY23Nantucket Public Schools $28,207; Monomoy Regional $25,528; Southbridge Public Schools $25,133; Amesbury Public Schools $24,643; King Philip Regional $21,885; Webster Public Schools $21,560; South Hadley Public Schools $19,400; Littleton $18,999; Tantasqua $18,453; Fairhaven Public Schools $17,754; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kNantucket Public Schools$28,207Monomoy Regional$25,528Southbridge Public Schools$25,133Amesbury Public Schools$24,643King Philip Regional$21,885Webster Public Schools$21,560South Hadley Public Schools$19,400Littleton$18,999Tantasqua$18,453Fairhaven Public Schools$17,754State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Amesbury Public Schools, FY23Nantucket Public Schools $28,207; Monomoy Regional $25,528; Southbridge Public Schools $25,133; Amesbury Public Schools $24,643; King Philip Regional $21,885; Webster Public Schools $21,560; South Hadley Public Schools $19,400; Littleton $18,999; Tantasqua $18,453; Fairhaven Public Schools $17,754; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kNantucket Public Schools$28,207Monomoy Regional$25,528Southbridge Public Schools$25,133Amesbury Public Schools$24,643King Philip Regional$21,885Webster Public Schools$21,560South Hadley Public Schools$19,400Littleton$18,999Tantasqua$18,453Fairhaven Public Schools$17,754State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$73,037,000 in revenue: 39.3% state, 58.0% local and 2.7% federal. Total spending including $23,776,000 of capital outlay was $74,327,000, or $41,087 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Amesbury Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $28,706,000; Local $42,357,000; Federal $1,974,000; total $73,037,000.
  • State$28,706,000 39%
  • Local$42,357,000 58%
  • Federal$1,974,000 3%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 243 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,779 students in 2022-23, 1,817 students in 2023-24, 1,793 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Amesbury Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,779, 2023-24: 1,817, 2024-25: 1,79305001k1.5k2k2022-231,7792023-241,8172024-251,793
Amesbury Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,779, 2023-24: 1,817, 2024-25: 1,79305001k1.5k2k2022-231,7792023-241,8172024-251,793
Amesbury Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,779, 2023-24: 1,817, 2024-25: 1,79305001k1.5k2k2022-231,7792023-241,8172024-251,793
Amesbury Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,779, 2023-24: 1,817, 2024-25: 1,79305001k1.5k2k2022-231,7792023-241,8172024-251,793

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,779168.410.6
2023-241,817169.410.7
2024-251,793163.711.0

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

$13,582,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,508 per student

Amesbury Public Schools booked $13,582,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 168 full-time teachers in its Common Core of Data district staff file for 2022-23 (the school files behind the staffing figures on this page count teachers separately, so the two can differ), or $80,653 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 43 in 100 Massachusetts districts with a figure (state median $83,840, 276 districts). It is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, so the result can differ widely from the average salary the district publishes (its salary schedule gives pay); benefits are left out, and states book salaries differently, so compare districts within one state. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).

ProgramTeacher salariesShare
Regular programs$10,172,00074.9%
Special education$3,410,00025.1%

Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,101 in 2018-19, $6,410 in 2019-20, $7,111 in 2020-21, $7,474 in 2021-22, $7,508 in 2022-23.

Amesbury Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,101, 2019-20: $6,410, 2020-21: $7,111, 2021-22: $7,474, 2022-23: $7,50802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1012019-20$6,4102020-21$7,1112021-22$7,4742022-23$7,508
Amesbury Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,101, 2019-20: $6,410, 2020-21: $7,111, 2021-22: $7,474, 2022-23: $7,50802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1012019-20$6,4102020-21$7,1112021-22$7,4742022-23$7,508
Amesbury Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,101, 2019-20: $6,410, 2020-21: $7,111, 2021-22: $7,474, 2022-23: $7,50802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1012019-20$6,4102020-21$7,1112021-22$7,4742022-23$7,508
Amesbury Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,101, 2019-20: $6,410, 2020-21: $7,111, 2021-22: $7,474, 2022-23: $7,50802k4k6k8k2018-19$6,1012019-20$6,4102020-21$7,1112021-22$7,4742022-23$7,508

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal years 2019 to 2023: teacher salaries in regular, special, vocational and other programs (Z35 to Z38) and fall membership (V33); NCES Common Core of Data LEA staff file 2022-23, teachers (full-time equivalent).

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Amesbury Public Schools scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 43% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMassachusettsStudents tested
Reading and language arts42%43.7%983
Math43%40.7%973

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

85-89% of the 120 students in Amesbury Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This districtMassachusetts
Four-year graduation rate85‑89%89.2%
Students in the class12072,602

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

2 elementary schools, 898 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Amesbury Elementary48512.0All free (CEP)Targeted program
Charles C Cashman Elementary41312.3All free (CEP)Targeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

1 middle school, 364 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Amesbury Middle3649.2All free (CEP)Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

2 high schools, 531 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Amesbury High48110.9All free (CEP)Not Title I
Amesbury Innovation High School508.7All free (CEP)Not Title I

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Amesbury Public Schools

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Amesbury Public Schools

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentAmesbury Public Schools ranks 51 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,643).#51 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsAmesbury Public Schools is the number 154 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 1,809 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#154 of 397
  3. King Philip Regional School DistrictThe next larger Massachusetts district: 1,841 students in fall 2022, $21,885 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,885
  4. Monomoy Regional School DistrictThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 1,781 students in fall 2022, $25,528 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,528
  5. Compare Amesbury Public Schools with King Philip Regional School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Amesbury High, its largest high school481 students in 2024-25, 10.9 per teacher.481
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsAmesbury Public Schools spent $80,653 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$80,653
  8. Find the school district for an addressA home's district decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Amesbury Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Amesbury Public Schools?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high), enrolling 1,793 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Amesbury Public Schools spend per student?
    $24,643 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Massachusetts median for districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $21,173 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,739 per student, up 0.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Amesbury Public Schools' money come from?
    $73,037,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 39.3% state, 58.0% local and 2.7% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Amesbury Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 149 of the 2,345 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 6.4%, were in families in poverty (Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates). It is a model-based estimate for everyone living in the district, not a count of its students; the free-meal shares in the school tables are counts of enrolled students.
  5. How much does Amesbury Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $13,582,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,508 per student. Divided by the 168 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $80,653 per teacher, more than 43 in 100 Massachusetts districts (state median $83,840). That is spending, not what a teacher is paid: the salary lines and the teacher count come from different files, and the result can differ widely from the average salary a district publishes. The district's salary schedule gives pay. For pay, the National Education Association put the average Massachusetts teacher salary at $88,903 in 2021-22 (NCES Digest table 211.60).
  6. How do students in Amesbury Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Amesbury Public Schools scored proficient or above: 42% in reading and 43% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  7. What is the graduation rate in Amesbury Public Schools?
    85-89% of the 120 students in Amesbury Public Schools' class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 89.2% across Massachusetts. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23.
  8. What is Amesbury Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2501860. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES Digest of Education Statistics, table 211.60 (2021-22): the state's average teacher salary, from the National Education Association. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 2024: children aged 5 to 17 and those in families in poverty, by school district. census.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, fiscal year 2023-24: per pupil current spending for 2023-24 and 2022-23. census.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances Per pupil current spending by school system · FY 2023-24

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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