Kingston

Public school district · Plymouth County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2506540

Kingston spent $13,436 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, the least of the 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its 2 schools enrolled 1,168 students in 2024-25; 88.0% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $13,425 per student, down 0.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).

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 Kingston in enrollment (1,206 to 1,262 students) and Kingston itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Kingston, FY23Amherst-Pelham $28,738; Maynard Public Schools $26,145; Manchester Essex Regional $25,633; Northboro-Southboro $24,316; North Adams Public Schools $24,161; Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School $24,084; Mount Greylock Regional $22,876; 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$25,633Northboro-Southboro$24,316North Adams Public Schools$24,161Blackstone Valley Regional Voc…$24,084Mount Greylock Regional$22,876Millis$21,550Winchendon Public Schools$19,069Kingston$13,436State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Kingston, FY23Amherst-Pelham $28,738; Maynard Public Schools $26,145; Manchester Essex Regional $25,633; Northboro-Southboro $24,316; North Adams Public Schools $24,161; Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School $24,084; Mount Greylock Regional $22,876; 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$25,633Northboro-Southboro$24,316North Adams Public Schools$24,161Blackstone Valley Regional Vocation…$24,084Mount Greylock Regional$22,876Millis$21,550Winchendon Public Schools$19,069Kingston$13,436State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Kingston, FY23Amherst-Pelham $28,738; Maynard Public Schools $26,145; Manchester Essex Regional $25,633; Northboro-Southboro $24,316; North Adams Public Schools $24,161; Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School $24,084; Mount Greylock Regional $22,876; 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$25,633Northboro-Southboro$24,316North Adams Public Schools$24,161Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Techn…$24,084Mount Greylock Regional$22,876Millis$21,550Winchendon Public Schools$19,069Kingston$13,436State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Kingston, FY23Amherst-Pelham $28,738; Maynard Public Schools $26,145; Manchester Essex Regional $25,633; Northboro-Southboro $24,316; North Adams Public Schools $24,161; Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School $24,084; Mount Greylock Regional $22,876; 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$25,633Northboro-Southboro$24,316North Adams Public Schools$24,161Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational T…$24,084Mount Greylock Regional$22,876Millis$21,550Winchendon Public Schools$19,069Kingston$13,436State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$8,608,000 in revenue: 88.0% state, 4.5% local and 7.5% federal. Total spending including $149,000 of capital outlay was $20,772,000, or $16,819 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Kingston revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $7,573,000; Local $387,000; Federal $648,000; total $8,608,000.
  • State$7,573,000 88%
  • Local$387,000 4%
  • Federal$648,000 8%

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

1,213 students in 2022-23, 1,261 students in 2023-24, 1,168 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Kingston enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,213, 2023-24: 1,261, 2024-25: 1,16805001k1.5k2022-231,2132023-241,2612024-251,168
Kingston enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,213, 2023-24: 1,261, 2024-25: 1,16805001k1.5k2022-231,2132023-241,2612024-251,168
Kingston enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,213, 2023-24: 1,261, 2024-25: 1,16805001k1.5k2022-231,2132023-241,2612024-251,168
Kingston enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,213, 2023-24: 1,261, 2024-25: 1,16805001k1.5k2022-231,2132023-241,2612024-251,168

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,21377.315.7
2023-241,26179.415.9
2024-251,16874.115.8

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

$6,123,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $4,958 per student

Kingston booked $6,123,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 77 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 $79,262 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 40 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$5,449,00089.0%
Special education$674,00011.0%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,929 in 2018-19, $5,113 in 2019-20, $5,347 in 2020-21, $5,585 in 2021-22, $4,958 in 2022-23.

Kingston teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,929, 2019-20: $5,113, 2020-21: $5,347, 2021-22: $5,585, 2022-23: $4,95802k4k6k2018-19$4,9292019-20$5,1132020-21$5,3472021-22$5,5852022-23$4,958
Kingston teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,929, 2019-20: $5,113, 2020-21: $5,347, 2021-22: $5,585, 2022-23: $4,95802k4k6k2018-19$4,9292019-20$5,1132020-21$5,3472021-22$5,5852022-23$4,958
Kingston teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,929, 2019-20: $5,113, 2020-21: $5,347, 2021-22: $5,585, 2022-23: $4,95802k4k6k2018-19$4,9292019-20$5,1132020-21$5,3472021-22$5,5852022-23$4,958
Kingston teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,929, 2019-20: $5,113, 2020-21: $5,347, 2021-22: $5,585, 2022-23: $4,95802k4k6k2018-19$4,9292019-20$5,1132020-21$5,3472021-22$5,5852022-23$4,958

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 Kingston scored proficient or above: 44% 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 arts44%43.7%598
Math48%40.7%602

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.

2 elementary schools, 1,168 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Kingston Intermediate64515.0not reportedTargeted program
Kingston Elementary52316.8not 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.

Contact Kingston

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 Kingston

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentKingston ranks 242 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($13,436).#242 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsKingston is the number 215 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 1,235 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#215 of 397
  3. Amherst-PelhamThe next larger Massachusetts district: 1,242 students in fall 2022, $28,738 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$28,738
  4. Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 1,230 students in fall 2022, $24,084 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,084
  5. Compare Kingston with Amherst-PelhamEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsKingston spent $79,262 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$79,262
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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 Kingston

  1. How many schools and students are in Kingston?
    2 schools were open in 2024-25 (2 elementary), enrolling 1,168 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Kingston spend per student?
    $13,436 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 $13,425 per student, down 0.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Kingston's money come from?
    $8,608,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 88.0% state, 4.5% local and 7.5% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Kingston live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 65 of the 1,209 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 5.4%, 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 Kingston spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,123,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $4,958 per student. Divided by the 77 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $79,262 per teacher, more than 40 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 Kingston do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Kingston scored proficient or above: 44% 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 Kingston's NCES district ID?
    2506540. 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 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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