Taunton Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Taunton (district ID 2511520)

Public school district · Bristol County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2511520

Taunton Public Schools spent $18,383 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 84% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $21,173). Its 12 schools enrolled 8,253 students in 2024-25; 62.5% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,128 per student, up 9.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 90% (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 Taunton Public Schools in enrollment (6,735 to 7,865 students) and Taunton Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Taunton Public Schools, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Haverhill Public Schools $20,380; Revere $20,150; Everett $18,878; Taunton Public Schools $18,383; 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$22,136Haverhill Public Schools$20,380Revere$20,150Everett$18,878Taunton Public Schools$18,383Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Taunton Public Schools, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Haverhill Public Schools $20,380; Revere $20,150; Everett $18,878; Taunton Public Schools $18,383; 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$22,136Haverhill Public Schools$20,380Revere$20,150Everett$18,878Taunton Public Schools$18,383Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Taunton Public Schools, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Haverhill Public Schools $20,380; Revere $20,150; Everett $18,878; Taunton Public Schools $18,383; 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$22,136Haverhill Public Schools$20,380Revere$20,150Everett$18,878Taunton Public Schools$18,383Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Taunton Public Schools, FY23Cambridge $39,949; Brookline, MA $27,892; Lexington Public Schools $25,657; Plymouth $23,123; Chicopee Public Schools $22,136; Haverhill Public Schools $20,380; Revere $20,150; Everett $18,878; Taunton Public Schools $18,383; 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$22,136Haverhill Public Schools$20,380Revere$20,150Everett$18,878Taunton Public Schools$18,383Wachusett Regional$17,894State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$158,425,000 in revenue: 62.5% state, 22.5% local and 14.9% federal. Total spending including $4,317,000 of capital outlay was $166,427,000, or $20,790 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Taunton Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $99,071,000; Local $35,670,000; Federal $23,684,000; total $158,425,000.
  • State$99,071,000 63%
  • Local$35,670,000 23%
  • Federal$23,684,000 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 243 districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment rose from 2022-23 to 2024-25

7,905 students in 2022-23, 7,971 students in 2023-24, 8,253 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Taunton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,905, 2023-24: 7,971, 2024-25: 8,25302.5k5k7.5k10k2022-237,9052023-247,9712024-258,253
Taunton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,905, 2023-24: 7,971, 2024-25: 8,25302.5k5k7.5k10k2022-237,9052023-247,9712024-258,253
Taunton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,905, 2023-24: 7,971, 2024-25: 8,25302.5k5k7.5k10k2022-237,9052023-247,9712024-258,253
Taunton Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 7,905, 2023-24: 7,971, 2024-25: 8,25302.5k5k7.5k10k2022-237,9052023-247,9712024-258,253

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-237,905546.714.5
2023-247,971554.514.4
2024-258,253551.915.0

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

$44,632,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,576 per student

Taunton Public Schools booked $44,632,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 547 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 $81,643 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 45 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$32,355,00072.5%
Special education$10,137,00022.7%
Vocational$2,140,0004.8%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,951 in 2018-19, $5,151 in 2019-20, $5,612 in 2020-21, $5,554 in 2021-22, $5,576 in 2022-23.

Taunton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,951, 2019-20: $5,151, 2020-21: $5,612, 2021-22: $5,554, 2022-23: $5,57602k4k6k2018-19$4,9512019-20$5,1512020-21$5,6122021-22$5,5542022-23$5,576
Taunton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,951, 2019-20: $5,151, 2020-21: $5,612, 2021-22: $5,554, 2022-23: $5,57602k4k6k2018-19$4,9512019-20$5,1512020-21$5,6122021-22$5,5542022-23$5,576
Taunton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,951, 2019-20: $5,151, 2020-21: $5,612, 2021-22: $5,554, 2022-23: $5,57602k4k6k2018-19$4,9512019-20$5,1512020-21$5,6122021-22$5,5542022-23$5,576
Taunton Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,951, 2019-20: $5,151, 2020-21: $5,612, 2021-22: $5,554, 2022-23: $5,57602k4k6k2018-19$4,9512019-20$5,1512020-21$5,6122021-22$5,5542022-23$5,576

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 Taunton Public Schools scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 24% 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 arts30%43.7%4,250
Math24%40.7%4,225

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% of the 545 students in Taunton 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 rate90%89.2%
Students in the class54572,602

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.

6 elementary schools, 3,192 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
James L. Mulcahey Elementary School89815.0All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Elizabeth Pole63513.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
East Taunton Elementary56412.5All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Joseph C Chamberlain49613.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Edmund Hatch Bennett31313.3All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
H H Galligan28611.6All 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 middle schools, 1,865 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Benjamin Friedman Middle70115.4All free (CEP)Not Title I
Joseph H Martin64714.1All free (CEP)Not Title I
John F Parker Middle51714.9All 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.

2 high schools, 2,951 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Taunton High2,87716.6All free (CEP)Not Title I
Taunton Alternative High School7415.6All 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, 245 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Edward F. Leddy Preschool24522.3All 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.

Contact Taunton 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 Taunton Public Schools

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentTaunton Public Schools ranks 205 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($18,383).#205 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsTaunton Public Schools is the number 13 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 8,005 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#13 of 397
  3. FraminghamThe next larger Massachusetts district: 9,469 students in fall 2022, $23,833 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$23,833
  4. Haverhill Public SchoolsThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 7,865 students in fall 2022, $20,380 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,380
  5. Compare Taunton Public Schools with FraminghamEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Taunton High, its largest high school2,877 students in 2024-25, 16.6 per teacher.2,877
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsTaunton Public Schools spent $81,643 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$81,643
  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 Taunton Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Taunton Public Schools?
    12 schools were open in 2024-25 (6 elementary, 3 middle, 2 high, 1 other), enrolling 8,253 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Taunton Public Schools spend per student?
    $18,383 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 $20,128 per student, up 9.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Taunton Public Schools' money come from?
    $158,425,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 62.5% state, 22.5% local and 14.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Taunton Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 1,126 of the 8,977 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 12.5%, 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 Taunton Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $44,632,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,576 per student. Divided by the 547 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,643 per teacher, more than 45 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 Taunton Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Taunton Public Schools scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 24% 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 Taunton Public Schools?
    90% of the 545 students in Taunton 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 Taunton Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2511520. 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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