Amherst-Pelham

Public school district · Hampshire County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2501920

Amherst-Pelham spent $28,738 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 95% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its 2 schools enrolled 1,182 students in 2024-25; 37.7% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $31,061 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 91% (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 Amherst-Pelham in enrollment (1,210 to 1,277 students) and Amherst-Pelham itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Amherst-Pelham, FY23Amherst-Pelham $28,738; Maynard Public Schools $26,145; Manchester Essex Regional $25,633; Whittier Regional Vocational Technical District $24,713; Northboro-Southboro $24,316; North Adams Public Schools $24,161; Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School $24,084; Millis $21,550; Winchendon Public Schools $19,069; Kingston $13,436; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k15k20k25k30kAmherst-Pelham$28,738Maynard Public Schools$26,145Manchester Essex Regional$25,633Whittier Regional Vocational T…$24,713Northboro-Southboro$24,316North Adams Public Schools$24,161Blackstone Valley Regional Voc…$24,084Millis$21,550Winchendon Public Schools$19,069Kingston$13,436State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Amherst-Pelham, FY23Amherst-Pelham $28,738; Maynard Public Schools $26,145; Manchester Essex Regional $25,633; Whittier Regional Vocational Technical District $24,713; Northboro-Southboro $24,316; North Adams Public Schools $24,161; Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School $24,084; Millis $21,550; Winchendon Public Schools $19,069; Kingston $13,436; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k15k20k25k30kAmherst-Pelham$28,738Maynard Public Schools$26,145Manchester Essex Regional$25,633Whittier Regional Vocational Techni…$24,713Northboro-Southboro$24,316North Adams Public Schools$24,161Blackstone Valley Regional Vocation…$24,084Millis$21,550Winchendon Public Schools$19,069Kingston$13,436State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Amherst-Pelham, FY23Amherst-Pelham $28,738; Maynard Public Schools $26,145; Manchester Essex Regional $25,633; Whittier Regional Vocational Technical District $24,713; Northboro-Southboro $24,316; North Adams Public Schools $24,161; Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School $24,084; Millis $21,550; Winchendon Public Schools $19,069; Kingston $13,436; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30kAmherst-Pelham$28,738Maynard Public Schools$26,145Manchester Essex Regional$25,633Whittier Regional Vocational Technical Dist…$24,713Northboro-Southboro$24,316North Adams Public Schools$24,161Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Techn…$24,084Millis$21,550Winchendon Public Schools$19,069Kingston$13,436State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Amherst-Pelham, FY23Amherst-Pelham $28,738; Maynard Public Schools $26,145; Manchester Essex Regional $25,633; Whittier Regional Vocational Technical District $24,713; Northboro-Southboro $24,316; North Adams Public Schools $24,161; Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School $24,084; Millis $21,550; Winchendon Public Schools $19,069; Kingston $13,436; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30kAmherst-Pelham$28,738Maynard Public Schools$26,145Manchester Essex Regional$25,633Whittier Regional Vocational Technical…$24,713Northboro-Southboro$24,316North Adams Public Schools$24,161Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational T…$24,084Millis$21,550Winchendon Public Schools$19,069Kingston$13,436State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$41,527,000 in revenue: 37.7% state, 56.4% local and 5.9% federal. Total spending including $41,000 of capital outlay was $40,177,000, or $32,349 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Amherst-Pelham revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,676,000; Local $23,420,000; Federal $2,431,000; total $41,527,000.
  • State$15,676,000 38%
  • Local$23,420,000 56%
  • Federal$2,431,000 6%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,230 students in 2022-23, 1,210 students in 2023-24, 1,182 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Amherst-Pelham enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,230, 2023-24: 1,210, 2024-25: 1,18205001k1.5k2022-231,2302023-241,2102024-251,182
Amherst-Pelham enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,230, 2023-24: 1,210, 2024-25: 1,18205001k1.5k2022-231,2302023-241,2102024-251,182
Amherst-Pelham enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,230, 2023-24: 1,210, 2024-25: 1,18205001k1.5k2022-231,2302023-241,2102024-251,182
Amherst-Pelham enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,230, 2023-24: 1,210, 2024-25: 1,18205001k1.5k2022-231,2302023-241,2102024-251,182

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,230120.110.2
2023-241,210109.111.1
2024-251,182111.510.6

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

$8,825,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,105 per student

Amherst-Pelham booked $8,825,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 120 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 $73,462 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 24 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$6,011,00068.1%
Special education$2,814,00031.9%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,618 in 2018-19, $6,514 in 2019-20, $6,991 in 2020-21, $6,709 in 2021-22, $7,105 in 2022-23.

Amherst-Pelham teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,618, 2019-20: $6,514, 2020-21: $6,991, 2021-22: $6,709, 2022-23: $7,10502k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6182019-20$6,5142020-21$6,9912021-22$6,7092022-23$7,105
Amherst-Pelham teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,618, 2019-20: $6,514, 2020-21: $6,991, 2021-22: $6,709, 2022-23: $7,10502k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6182019-20$6,5142020-21$6,9912021-22$6,7092022-23$7,105
Amherst-Pelham teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,618, 2019-20: $6,514, 2020-21: $6,991, 2021-22: $6,709, 2022-23: $7,10502k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6182019-20$6,5142020-21$6,9912021-22$6,7092022-23$7,105
Amherst-Pelham teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,618, 2019-20: $6,514, 2020-21: $6,991, 2021-22: $6,709, 2022-23: $7,10502k4k6k8k2018-19$6,6182019-20$6,5142020-21$6,9912021-22$6,7092022-23$7,105

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 Amherst-Pelham scored proficient or above: 59% in reading and 48% 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 arts59%43.7%538
Math48%40.7%560

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

91% of the 219 students in Amherst-Pelham's 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 rate91%89.2%
Students in the class21972,602

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.

1 middle school, 366 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Amherst Regional Middle School3669.3All 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 high school, 816 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Amherst Regional High81611.3All 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 Amherst-Pelham

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 Amherst-Pelham

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentAmherst-Pelham ranks 13 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($28,738).#13 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsAmherst-Pelham is the number 214 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 1,242 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#214 of 397
  3. Manchester Essex Regional School DistrictThe next larger Massachusetts district: 1,243 students in fall 2022, $25,633 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$25,633
  4. KingstonThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 1,235 students in fall 2022, $13,436 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$13,436
  5. Compare Amherst-Pelham with Manchester Essex Regional School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Amherst Regional High, its largest high school816 students in 2024-25, 11.3 per teacher.816
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsAmherst-Pelham spent $73,462 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$73,462
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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 Amherst-Pelham

  1. How many schools and students are in Amherst-Pelham?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,182 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Amherst-Pelham spend per student?
    $28,738 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 $31,061 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Amherst-Pelham's money come from?
    $41,527,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 37.7% state, 56.4% local and 5.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Amherst-Pelham live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 170 of the 1,625 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.5%, 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 Amherst-Pelham spend on teacher salaries?
    $8,825,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,105 per student. Divided by the 120 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $73,462 per teacher, more than 24 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 Amherst-Pelham do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Amherst-Pelham scored proficient or above: 59% in reading and 48% 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 Amherst-Pelham?
    91% of the 219 students in Amherst-Pelham's 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 Amherst-Pelham's NCES district ID?
    2501920. 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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