Wales
Public school district · Worcester County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2511940
Wales spent $26,375 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 59% of the other Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,952). Its one school enrolled 93 students in 2024-25; 86.8% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $33,688 per student, up 27.7% 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 Wales in enrollment (76 to 120 students) and Wales itself.
Where the money came from
$1,775,000 in revenue: 86.8% state, 3.7% local and 9.5% federal. Total spending was $3,060,000, or $31,875 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.
- State$1,540,000 87%
- Local$66,000 4%
- Federal$169,000 10%
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
96 students in 2022-23, 93 students in 2023-24, 93 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.
Teachers and students per teacher
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 96 | 9.3 | 10.4 |
| 2023-24 | 93 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
| 2024-25 | 93 | 10.8 | 8.6 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.
$570,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,938 per student
Wales booked $570,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 9 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 $61,622 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 6 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).
| Program | Teacher salaries | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Regular programs | $521,000 | 91.4% |
| Special education | $49,000 | 8.6% |
Teacher salaries per student, fiscal years 2018-19 to 2022-23
The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,966 in 2018-19, $5,345 in 2019-20, $5,750 in 2020-21, $5,280 in 2021-22, $5,938 in 2022-23.
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 Wales scored proficient or above: 30-39% in reading and 40-49% 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.
| Subject | This district | Massachusetts | Students tested |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts | 30-39% | 43.7% | 57 |
| Math | 40-49% | 40.7% | 57 |
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, 93 students
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch | Title I, 2021‑22 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wales Elementary | 93 | 8.6 | All 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 Wales
- Website: tantasqua.org
- Phone: (508) 347-3077
- Office: 320 Brookfield Rd, Fiskdale, MA 01518
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 Wales
- Massachusetts districts by spending per studentWales ranks 63 of 153 Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($26,375).#63 of 153
- Every school district in MassachusettsWales is the number 390 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 96 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#390 of 397
- WellfleetThe next larger Massachusetts district: 98 students in fall 2022, $40,194 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$40,194
- FloridaThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 92 students in fall 2022, $21,891 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$21,891
- Compare Wales with WellfleetEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
- Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsWales spent $61,622 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$61,622
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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 Wales
How many schools and students are in Wales?
One school was open in 2024-25 (1 elementary), enrolling 93 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.How much does Wales spend per student?
$26,375 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 $33,688 per student, up 27.7% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).Where does Wales' money come from?
$1,775,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 86.8% state, 3.7% local and 9.5% federal (NCES F-33).How many children in Wales live in poverty?
The Census Bureau estimates that 10 of the 137 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 7.3%, 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.How much does Wales spend on teacher salaries?
$570,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,938 per student. Divided by the 9 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $61,622 per teacher, more than 6 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).How do students in Wales do on state tests?
In 2021-22, the students tested in Wales scored proficient or above: 30-39% in reading and 40-49% 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.What is Wales' NCES district ID?
2511940. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.
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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