Chicopee Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Chicopee (district ID 2503660)

Public school district · Hampden County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2503660

Chicopee Public Schools spent $22,136 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 58% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its 15 schools enrolled 6,755 students in 2024-25; 64.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $23,542 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 87% (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 Chicopee Public Schools in enrollment (6,312 to 7,377 students) and Chicopee Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Chicopee Public Schools, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Chelsea Public Schools $20,895; Malden Public Schools $19,739; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30k40k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Chelsea Public Schools$20,895Malden Public Schools$19,739Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Chicopee Public Schools, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Chelsea Public Schools $20,895; Malden Public Schools $19,739; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30k40k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Chelsea Public Schools$20,895Malden Public Schools$19,739Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Chicopee Public Schools, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Chelsea Public Schools $20,895; Malden Public Schools $19,739; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k30k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Chelsea Public Schools$20,895Malden Public Schools$19,739Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Chicopee Public Schools, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Chelsea Public Schools $20,895; Malden Public Schools $19,739; Everett $18,878; Methuen $17,940; Wachusett Regional $17,894; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k30k50kCambridge$39,949Brookline, MA$27,892Lexington Public Schools$25,657Plymouth$23,123Chicopee Public Schools$22,136Chelsea Public Schools$20,895Malden Public Schools$19,739Everett$18,878Methuen$17,940Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$153,024,000 in revenue: 64.4% state, 24.5% local and 11.2% federal. Total spending including $149,000 of capital outlay was $160,792,000, or $23,874 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Chicopee Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $98,480,000; Local $37,481,000; Federal $17,063,000; total $153,024,000.
  • State$98,480,000 64%
  • Local$37,481,000 24%
  • Federal$17,063,000 11%

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

6,710 students in 2022-23, 6,807 students in 2023-24, 6,755 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Chicopee Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,710, 2023-24: 6,807, 2024-25: 6,75502k4k6k8k2022-236,7102023-246,8072024-256,755
Chicopee Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,710, 2023-24: 6,807, 2024-25: 6,75502k4k6k8k2022-236,7102023-246,8072024-256,755
Chicopee Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,710, 2023-24: 6,807, 2024-25: 6,75502k4k6k8k2022-236,7102023-246,8072024-256,755
Chicopee Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 6,710, 2023-24: 6,807, 2024-25: 6,75502k4k6k8k2022-236,7102023-246,8072024-256,755

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-236,710599.311.2
2023-246,807615.611.1
2024-256,755632.710.7

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

$47,693,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,081 per student

Chicopee Public Schools booked $47,693,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 599 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 $79,581 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 41 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$34,762,00072.9%
Special education$10,989,00023.0%
Vocational$1,942,0004.1%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $5,760 in 2018-19, $5,922 in 2019-20, $6,630 in 2020-21, $6,567 in 2021-22, $7,081 in 2022-23.

Chicopee Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,760, 2019-20: $5,922, 2020-21: $6,630, 2021-22: $6,567, 2022-23: $7,08102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7602019-20$5,9222020-21$6,6302021-22$6,5672022-23$7,081
Chicopee Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,760, 2019-20: $5,922, 2020-21: $6,630, 2021-22: $6,567, 2022-23: $7,08102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7602019-20$5,9222020-21$6,6302021-22$6,5672022-23$7,081
Chicopee Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,760, 2019-20: $5,922, 2020-21: $6,630, 2021-22: $6,567, 2022-23: $7,08102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7602019-20$5,9222020-21$6,6302021-22$6,5672022-23$7,081
Chicopee Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $5,760, 2019-20: $5,922, 2020-21: $6,630, 2021-22: $6,567, 2022-23: $7,08102k4k6k8k2018-19$5,7602019-20$5,9222020-21$6,6302021-22$6,5672022-23$7,081

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 Chicopee Public Schools scored proficient or above: 29% in reading and 27% 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 arts29%43.7%3,603
Math27%40.7%3,605

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

87% of the 503 students in Chicopee 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 rate87%89.2%
Students in the class50372,602

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.

9 elementary schools, 2,872 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bowe41112.4All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Gen John J Stefanik39211.8All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Fairview Elementary38710.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Barry35911.9All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Litwin34312.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Bowie26011.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
Lambert-Lavoie24610.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Belcher24511.7All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Streiber Memorial School22911.3All 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.

2 middle schools, 1,459 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Bellamy Middle7769.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Dupont Middle6839.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide 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.

3 high schools, 2,202 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Chicopee Comprehensive High School1,19211.2All free (CEP)Not Title I
Chicopee High91810.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Chicopee Academy924.4All 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.

1 other school, 222 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Szetela Early Childhood Center22213.9All 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 Chicopee 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 Chicopee Public Schools

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentChicopee Public Schools ranks 102 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,136).#102 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsChicopee Public Schools is the number 22 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 6,735 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#22 of 397
  3. CambridgeThe next larger Massachusetts district: 6,746 students in fall 2022, $39,949 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$39,949
  4. Methuen Public School DistrictThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 6,584 students in fall 2022, $17,940 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$17,940
  5. Compare Chicopee Public Schools with CambridgeEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Chicopee Comprehensive High School, its largest high school1,192 students in 2024-25, 11.2 per teacher.1,192
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsChicopee Public Schools spent $79,581 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$79,581
  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 Chicopee Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Chicopee Public Schools?
    15 schools were open in 2024-25 (9 elementary, 2 middle, 3 high, 1 other), enrolling 6,755 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Chicopee Public Schools spend per student?
    $22,136 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 $23,542 per student, up 6.4% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Chicopee Public Schools' money come from?
    $153,024,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 64.4% state, 24.5% local and 11.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Chicopee Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,541 of the 7,639 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.2%, 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 Chicopee Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $47,693,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,081 per student. Divided by the 599 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $79,581 per teacher, more than 41 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 Chicopee Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Chicopee Public Schools scored proficient or above: 29% in reading and 27% 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 Chicopee Public Schools?
    87% of the 503 students in Chicopee 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 Chicopee Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2503660. 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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