Lincoln-Sudbury

Public school district · Middlesex County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2506930

Lincoln-Sudbury spent $24,417 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 78% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its one school enrolled 1,445 students in 2024-25; 24.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $26,388 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 96% (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 Lincoln-Sudbury in enrollment (1,485 to 1,574 students) and Lincoln-Sudbury itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Lincoln-Sudbury, FY23Bourne Public Schools $25,373; Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School $25,279; Lincoln-Sudbury $24,417; Silver Lake $24,040; Central Berkshire Regional $21,061; Carver Public Schools $20,132; Lunenburg Public Schools $18,645; Springfield International Charter School $18,015; Foxborough Regional Charter (District) $17,910; Narragansett $16,525; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k15k20k25k30kBourne Public Schools$25,373Southeastern Regional Vocation…$25,279Lincoln-Sudbury$24,417Silver Lake$24,040Central Berkshire Regional$21,061Carver Public Schools$20,132Lunenburg Public Schools$18,645Springfield International Char…$18,015Foxborough Regional Charter (D…$17,910Narragansett$16,525State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Lincoln-Sudbury, FY23Bourne Public Schools $25,373; Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School $25,279; Lincoln-Sudbury $24,417; Silver Lake $24,040; Central Berkshire Regional $21,061; Carver Public Schools $20,132; Lunenburg Public Schools $18,645; Springfield International Charter School $18,015; Foxborough Regional Charter (District) $17,910; Narragansett $16,525; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k15k20k25k30kBourne Public Schools$25,373Southeastern Regional Vocational Te…$25,279Lincoln-Sudbury$24,417Silver Lake$24,040Central Berkshire Regional$21,061Carver Public Schools$20,132Lunenburg Public Schools$18,645Springfield International Charter S…$18,015Foxborough Regional Charter (Distri…$17,910Narragansett$16,525State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Lincoln-Sudbury, FY23Bourne Public Schools $25,373; Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School $25,279; Lincoln-Sudbury $24,417; Silver Lake $24,040; Central Berkshire Regional $21,061; Carver Public Schools $20,132; Lunenburg Public Schools $18,645; Springfield International Charter School $18,015; Foxborough Regional Charter (District) $17,910; Narragansett $16,525; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30kBourne Public Schools$25,373Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical…$25,279Lincoln-Sudbury$24,417Silver Lake$24,040Central Berkshire Regional$21,061Carver Public Schools$20,132Lunenburg Public Schools$18,645Springfield International Charter School$18,015Foxborough Regional Charter (District)$17,910Narragansett$16,525State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Lincoln-Sudbury, FY23Bourne Public Schools $25,373; Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical High School $25,279; Lincoln-Sudbury $24,417; Silver Lake $24,040; Central Berkshire Regional $21,061; Carver Public Schools $20,132; Lunenburg Public Schools $18,645; Springfield International Charter School $18,015; Foxborough Regional Charter (District) $17,910; Narragansett $16,525; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30kBourne Public Schools$25,373Southeastern Regional Vocational Techni…$25,279Lincoln-Sudbury$24,417Silver Lake$24,040Central Berkshire Regional$21,061Carver Public Schools$20,132Lunenburg Public Schools$18,645Springfield International Charter School$18,015Foxborough Regional Charter (District)$17,910Narragansett$16,525State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$46,519,000 in revenue: 24.4% state, 72.8% local and 2.8% federal. Total spending including $86,000 of capital outlay was $43,112,000, or $28,123 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Lincoln-Sudbury revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $11,347,000; Local $33,858,000; Federal $1,314,000; total $46,519,000.
  • State$11,347,000 24%
  • Local$33,858,000 73%
  • Federal$1,314,000 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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

1,484 students in 2022-23, 1,462 students in 2023-24, 1,445 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Lincoln-Sudbury enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,484, 2023-24: 1,462, 2024-25: 1,44505001k1.5k2022-231,4842023-241,4622024-251,445
Lincoln-Sudbury enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,484, 2023-24: 1,462, 2024-25: 1,44505001k1.5k2022-231,4842023-241,4622024-251,445
Lincoln-Sudbury enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,484, 2023-24: 1,462, 2024-25: 1,44505001k1.5k2022-231,4842023-241,4622024-251,445
Lincoln-Sudbury enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,484, 2023-24: 1,462, 2024-25: 1,44505001k1.5k2022-231,4842023-241,4622024-251,445

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,484127.511.6
2023-241,462128.711.4
2024-251,445127.611.3

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

$14,237,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $9,287 per student

Lincoln-Sudbury booked $14,237,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 127 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 $111,672 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 98 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$12,473,00087.6%
Special education$1,764,00012.4%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $8,452 in 2018-19, $9,021 in 2019-20, $9,126 in 2020-21, $8,884 in 2021-22, $9,287 in 2022-23.

Lincoln-Sudbury teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,452, 2019-20: $9,021, 2020-21: $9,126, 2021-22: $8,884, 2022-23: $9,28702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$8,4522019-20$9,0212020-21$9,1262021-22$8,8842022-23$9,287
Lincoln-Sudbury teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,452, 2019-20: $9,021, 2020-21: $9,126, 2021-22: $8,884, 2022-23: $9,28702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$8,4522019-20$9,0212020-21$9,1262021-22$8,8842022-23$9,287
Lincoln-Sudbury teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,452, 2019-20: $9,021, 2020-21: $9,126, 2021-22: $8,884, 2022-23: $9,28702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$8,4522019-20$9,0212020-21$9,1262021-22$8,8842022-23$9,287
Lincoln-Sudbury teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $8,452, 2019-20: $9,021, 2020-21: $9,126, 2021-22: $8,884, 2022-23: $9,28702.5k5k7.5k10k2018-19$8,4522019-20$9,0212020-21$9,1262021-22$8,8842022-23$9,287

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 Lincoln-Sudbury scored proficient or above: 81% in reading and 78% 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 arts81%43.7%361
Math78%40.7%367

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

96% of the 365 students in Lincoln-Sudbury'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 rate96%89.2%
Students in the class36572,602

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 high school, 1,445 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High1,44511.3not 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 Lincoln-Sudbury

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 Lincoln-Sudbury

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentLincoln-Sudbury ranks 54 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($24,417).#54 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsLincoln-Sudbury is the number 182 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 1,533 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#182 of 397
  3. Carver Public SchoolsThe next larger Massachusetts district: 1,538 students in fall 2022, $20,132 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,132
  4. Springfield International Charter SchoolThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 1,520 students in fall 2022, $18,015 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,015
  5. Compare Lincoln-Sudbury with Carver Public SchoolsEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High, its largest high school1,445 students in 2024-25, 11.3 per teacher.1,445
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsLincoln-Sudbury spent $111,672 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$111,672
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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 Lincoln-Sudbury

  1. How many schools and students are in Lincoln-Sudbury?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 high), enrolling 1,445 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Lincoln-Sudbury spend per student?
    $24,417 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 $26,388 per student, up 8.1% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Lincoln-Sudbury's money come from?
    $46,519,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 24.4% state, 72.8% local and 2.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Lincoln-Sudbury live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 36 of the 1,747 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 2.1%, 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 Lincoln-Sudbury spend on teacher salaries?
    $14,237,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $9,287 per student. Divided by the 127 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $111,672 per teacher, more than 98 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 Lincoln-Sudbury do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Lincoln-Sudbury scored proficient or above: 81% in reading and 78% 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 Lincoln-Sudbury?
    96% of the 365 students in Lincoln-Sudbury'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 Lincoln-Sudbury's NCES district ID?
    2506930. 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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