Hamilton-Wenham

Public school district · Essex County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2505670

Hamilton-Wenham spent $23,388 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 68% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its 5 schools enrolled 1,669 students in 2024-25; 19.6% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $24,472 per student, up 4.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90-94% (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 Hamilton-Wenham in enrollment (1,638 to 1,728 students) and Hamilton-Wenham itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Hamilton-Wenham, FY23Greater Lawrence Technical School $30,258; Nantucket Public Schools $28,207; Hamilton-Wenham $23,388; Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical $23,130; Webster Public Schools $21,560; Millbury Public Schools $21,123; Uxbridge Public Schools $20,583; Ayer Shirley Regional $20,416; South Hadley Public Schools $19,400; Littleton $18,999; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30k35kGreater Lawrence Technical Sch…$30,258Nantucket Public Schools$28,207Hamilton-Wenham$23,388Essex North Shore Agricultural…$23,130Webster Public Schools$21,560Millbury Public Schools$21,123Uxbridge Public Schools$20,583Ayer Shirley Regional$20,416South Hadley Public Schools$19,400Littleton$18,999State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Hamilton-Wenham, FY23Greater Lawrence Technical School $30,258; Nantucket Public Schools $28,207; Hamilton-Wenham $23,388; Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical $23,130; Webster Public Schools $21,560; Millbury Public Schools $21,123; Uxbridge Public Schools $20,583; Ayer Shirley Regional $20,416; South Hadley Public Schools $19,400; Littleton $18,999; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30k35kGreater Lawrence Technical School$30,258Nantucket Public Schools$28,207Hamilton-Wenham$23,388Essex North Shore Agricultural and …$23,130Webster Public Schools$21,560Millbury Public Schools$21,123Uxbridge Public Schools$20,583Ayer Shirley Regional$20,416South Hadley Public Schools$19,400Littleton$18,999State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Hamilton-Wenham, FY23Greater Lawrence Technical School $30,258; Nantucket Public Schools $28,207; Hamilton-Wenham $23,388; Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical $23,130; Webster Public Schools $21,560; Millbury Public Schools $21,123; Uxbridge Public Schools $20,583; Ayer Shirley Regional $20,416; South Hadley Public Schools $19,400; Littleton $18,999; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k25k35kGreater Lawrence Technical School$30,258Nantucket Public Schools$28,207Hamilton-Wenham$23,388Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical$23,130Webster Public Schools$21,560Millbury Public Schools$21,123Uxbridge Public Schools$20,583Ayer Shirley Regional$20,416South Hadley Public Schools$19,400Littleton$18,999State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Hamilton-Wenham, FY23Greater Lawrence Technical School $30,258; Nantucket Public Schools $28,207; Hamilton-Wenham $23,388; Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical $23,130; Webster Public Schools $21,560; Millbury Public Schools $21,123; Uxbridge Public Schools $20,583; Ayer Shirley Regional $20,416; South Hadley Public Schools $19,400; Littleton $18,999; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k25k35kGreater Lawrence Technical School$30,258Nantucket Public Schools$28,207Hamilton-Wenham$23,388Essex North Shore Agricultural and Tech…$23,130Webster Public Schools$21,560Millbury Public Schools$21,123Uxbridge Public Schools$20,583Ayer Shirley Regional$20,416South Hadley Public Schools$19,400Littleton$18,999State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$50,826,000 in revenue: 19.6% state, 76.4% local and 4.0% federal. Total spending including $427,000 of capital outlay was $44,049,000, or $26,003 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Hamilton-Wenham revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $9,948,000; Local $38,824,000; Federal $2,054,000; total $50,826,000.
  • State$9,948,000 20%
  • Local$38,824,000 76%
  • Federal$2,054,000 4%

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

1,653 students in 2022-23, 1,665 students in 2023-24, 1,669 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Hamilton-Wenham enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,653, 2023-24: 1,665, 2024-25: 1,66905001k1.5k2k2022-231,6532023-241,6652024-251,669
Hamilton-Wenham enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,653, 2023-24: 1,665, 2024-25: 1,66905001k1.5k2k2022-231,6532023-241,6652024-251,669
Hamilton-Wenham enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,653, 2023-24: 1,665, 2024-25: 1,66905001k1.5k2k2022-231,6532023-241,6652024-251,669
Hamilton-Wenham enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,653, 2023-24: 1,665, 2024-25: 1,66905001k1.5k2k2022-231,6532023-241,6652024-251,669

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,653147.511.2
2023-241,665148.111.2
2024-251,669142.811.7

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

$13,230,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,810 per student

Hamilton-Wenham booked $13,230,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 147 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 $89,719 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 72 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$10,076,00076.2%
Special education$3,154,00023.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,785 in 2018-19, $6,750 in 2019-20, $7,497 in 2020-21, $7,519 in 2021-22, $7,810 in 2022-23.

Hamilton-Wenham teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,785, 2019-20: $6,750, 2020-21: $7,497, 2021-22: $7,519, 2022-23: $7,81002k4k6k8k2018-19$6,7852019-20$6,7502020-21$7,4972021-22$7,5192022-23$7,810
Hamilton-Wenham teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,785, 2019-20: $6,750, 2020-21: $7,497, 2021-22: $7,519, 2022-23: $7,81002k4k6k8k2018-19$6,7852019-20$6,7502020-21$7,4972021-22$7,5192022-23$7,810
Hamilton-Wenham teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,785, 2019-20: $6,750, 2020-21: $7,497, 2021-22: $7,519, 2022-23: $7,81002k4k6k8k2018-19$6,7852019-20$6,7502020-21$7,4972021-22$7,5192022-23$7,810
Hamilton-Wenham teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,785, 2019-20: $6,750, 2020-21: $7,497, 2021-22: $7,519, 2022-23: $7,81002k4k6k8k2018-19$6,7852019-20$6,7502020-21$7,4972021-22$7,5192022-23$7,810

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 Hamilton-Wenham scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 60% 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 arts65%43.7%888
Math60%40.7%886

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

90-94% of the 134 students in Hamilton-Wenham'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 rate90‑94%89.2%
Students in the class13472,602

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.

3 elementary schools, 830 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Winthrop School32912.2not reportedTargeted program
Bessie Buker Elementary25514.2not reportedNot Title I
Cutler School24611.2not reportedTargeted 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, 391 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Miles River Middle39110.3not reportedNot 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 high school, 448 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Hamilton-Wenham Regional High44811.8not reportedNot 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.

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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 Hamilton-Wenham

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentHamilton-Wenham ranks 79 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,388).#79 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsHamilton-Wenham is the number 161 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 1,694 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#161 of 397
  3. South Hadley Public SchoolsThe next larger Massachusetts district: 1,699 students in fall 2022, $19,400 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,400
  4. Greater Lawrence Technical SchoolThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 1,692 students in fall 2022, $30,258 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,258
  5. Compare Hamilton-Wenham with South Hadley Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Hamilton-Wenham Regional High, its largest high school448 students in 2024-25, 11.8 per teacher.448
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsHamilton-Wenham spent $89,719 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$89,719
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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 Hamilton-Wenham

  1. How many schools and students are in Hamilton-Wenham?
    5 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,669 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Hamilton-Wenham spend per student?
    $23,388 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 $24,472 per student, up 4.6% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Hamilton-Wenham's money come from?
    $50,826,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 19.6% state, 76.4% local and 4.0% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Hamilton-Wenham live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 65 of the 2,276 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.9%, 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 Hamilton-Wenham spend on teacher salaries?
    $13,230,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,810 per student. Divided by the 147 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $89,719 per teacher, more than 72 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 Hamilton-Wenham do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Hamilton-Wenham scored proficient or above: 65% in reading and 60% 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 Hamilton-Wenham?
    90-94% of the 134 students in Hamilton-Wenham'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 Hamilton-Wenham's NCES district ID?
    2505670. 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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