Sunderland

Public school district · Franklin County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2511370

Sunderland spent $28,910 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 72% of the other Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,952). Its one school enrolled 174 students in 2024-25; 51.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $30,224 per student, up 4.5% 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 Sunderland in enrollment (145 to 203 students) and Sunderland itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Sunderland, FY23City on a Hill Charter Public School (District) $41,230; Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School (District) $37,867; Eastham $31,828; Phoenix Charter Academy $31,305; Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (Dist $30,175; Sunderland $28,910; Richmond $27,361; Nahant $21,994; Chesterfield-Goshen $20,241; Clarksburg $17,926; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k20k30k40k50kCity on a Hill Charter Public …$41,230Martha's Vineyard Charter Publ…$37,867Eastham$31,828Phoenix Charter Academy$31,305Phoenix Academy Public Charter…$30,175Sunderland$28,910Richmond$27,361Nahant$21,994Chesterfield-Goshen$20,241Clarksburg$17,926State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Sunderland, FY23City on a Hill Charter Public School (District) $41,230; Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School (District) $37,867; Eastham $31,828; Phoenix Charter Academy $31,305; Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (Dist $30,175; Sunderland $28,910; Richmond $27,361; Nahant $21,994; Chesterfield-Goshen $20,241; Clarksburg $17,926; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k20k30k40k50kCity on a Hill Charter Public Schoo…$41,230Martha's Vineyard Charter Public Sc…$37,867Eastham$31,828Phoenix Charter Academy$31,305Phoenix Academy Public Charter High…$30,175Sunderland$28,910Richmond$27,361Nahant$21,994Chesterfield-Goshen$20,241Clarksburg$17,926State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Sunderland, FY23City on a Hill Charter Public School (District) $41,230; Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School (District) $37,867; Eastham $31,828; Phoenix Charter Academy $31,305; Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (Dist $30,175; Sunderland $28,910; Richmond $27,361; Nahant $21,994; Chesterfield-Goshen $20,241; Clarksburg $17,926; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k30k50kCity on a Hill Charter Public School (Distr…$41,230Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School (Di…$37,867Eastham$31,828Phoenix Charter Academy$31,305Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School…$30,175Sunderland$28,910Richmond$27,361Nahant$21,994Chesterfield-Goshen$20,241Clarksburg$17,926State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Sunderland, FY23City on a Hill Charter Public School (District) $41,230; Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School (District) $37,867; Eastham $31,828; Phoenix Charter Academy $31,305; Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (Dist $30,175; Sunderland $28,910; Richmond $27,361; Nahant $21,994; Chesterfield-Goshen $20,241; Clarksburg $17,926; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k30k50kCity on a Hill Charter Public School (D…$41,230Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School…$37,867Eastham$31,828Phoenix Charter Academy$31,305Phoenix Academy Public Charter High Sch…$30,175Sunderland$28,910Richmond$27,361Nahant$21,994Chesterfield-Goshen$20,241Clarksburg$17,926State median, under 1,000 students $24,952

Where the money came from

$3,185,000 in revenue: 51.5% state, 33.7% local and 14.8% federal. Total spending including $27,000 of capital outlay was $5,438,000, or $30,723 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Sunderland revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $1,641,000; Local $1,074,000; Federal $470,000; total $3,185,000.
  • State$1,641,000 52%
  • Local$1,074,000 34%
  • Federal$470,000 15%

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 153 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

177 students in 2022-23, 183 students in 2023-24, 174 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Sunderland enrollment by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 183, 2024-25: 1740501001502002022-231772023-241832024-25174
Sunderland enrollment by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 183, 2024-25: 1740501001502002022-231772023-241832024-25174
Sunderland enrollment by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 183, 2024-25: 1740501001502002022-231772023-241832024-25174
Sunderland enrollment by school year2022-23: 177, 2023-24: 183, 2024-25: 1740501001502002022-231772023-241832024-25174

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2317723.77.5
2023-2418323.97.7
2024-2517424.37.2

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

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Sunderland scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 35-39% 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 arts40-44%43.7%114
Math35-39%40.7%113

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.

1 elementary school, 174 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Sunderland Elementary1747.2All 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.

Contact Sunderland

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 Sunderland

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentSunderland ranks 44 of 153 Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($28,910).#44 of 153
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsSunderland is the number 367 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 177 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#367 of 397
  3. Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School (District)The next larger Massachusetts district: 181 students in fall 2022, $37,867 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$37,867
  4. Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (DistThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 166 students in fall 2022, $30,175 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$30,175
  5. Compare Sunderland with Martha's Vineyard Charter Public School (District)Enrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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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 Sunderland

  1. How many schools and students are in Sunderland?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 174 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Sunderland spend per student?
    $28,910 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 fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,952 and the U.S. figure is $16,260. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $30,224 per student, up 4.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Sunderland's money come from?
    $3,185,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 51.5% state, 33.7% local and 14.8% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Sunderland live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 11 of the 153 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.2%, 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 do students in Sunderland do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Sunderland scored proficient or above: 40-44% in reading and 35-39% 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.
  6. What is Sunderland's NCES district ID?
    2511370. 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
  • 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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