Ware Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Ware (district ID 2512030)

Public school district · Hampshire County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2512030

Ware Public Schools spent $20,905 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 53% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $21,173). Its 3 schools enrolled 1,082 students in 2024-25; 59.3% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $20,374 per student, down 2.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 75-79% (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 Ware Public Schools in enrollment (1,084 to 1,189 students) and Ware Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Ware Public Schools, FY23Match Charter Public School $34,083; Berkshire Hills Regional $32,214; Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical $26,465; Dover-Sherborn $24,869; Palmer $22,554; Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School $22,057; Ware Public Schools $20,905; Berlin-Boylston Regional $19,139; Hopedale Public Schools $18,706; Greater Commonwealth Virtual School $13,919; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30k40kMatch Charter Public School$34,083Berkshire Hills Regional$32,214Assabet Valley Regional Vocati…$26,465Dover-Sherborn$24,869Palmer$22,554Bay Path Regional Vocational T…$22,057Ware Public Schools$20,905Berlin-Boylston Regional$19,139Hopedale Public Schools$18,706Greater Commonwealth Virtual S…$13,919State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Ware Public Schools, FY23Match Charter Public School $34,083; Berkshire Hills Regional $32,214; Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical $26,465; Dover-Sherborn $24,869; Palmer $22,554; Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School $22,057; Ware Public Schools $20,905; Berlin-Boylston Regional $19,139; Hopedale Public Schools $18,706; Greater Commonwealth Virtual School $13,919; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30k40kMatch Charter Public School$34,083Berkshire Hills Regional$32,214Assabet Valley Regional Vocational …$26,465Dover-Sherborn$24,869Palmer$22,554Bay Path Regional Vocational Techni…$22,057Ware Public Schools$20,905Berlin-Boylston Regional$19,139Hopedale Public Schools$18,706Greater Commonwealth Virtual School$13,919State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Ware Public Schools, FY23Match Charter Public School $34,083; Berkshire Hills Regional $32,214; Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical $26,465; Dover-Sherborn $24,869; Palmer $22,554; Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School $22,057; Ware Public Schools $20,905; Berlin-Boylston Regional $19,139; Hopedale Public Schools $18,706; Greater Commonwealth Virtual School $13,919; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30k40kMatch Charter Public School$34,083Berkshire Hills Regional$32,214Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical$26,465Dover-Sherborn$24,869Palmer$22,554Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High…$22,057Ware Public Schools$20,905Berlin-Boylston Regional$19,139Hopedale Public Schools$18,706Greater Commonwealth Virtual School$13,919State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Ware Public Schools, FY23Match Charter Public School $34,083; Berkshire Hills Regional $32,214; Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Technical $26,465; Dover-Sherborn $24,869; Palmer $22,554; Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical High School $22,057; Ware Public Schools $20,905; Berlin-Boylston Regional $19,139; Hopedale Public Schools $18,706; Greater Commonwealth Virtual School $13,919; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.10k20k30k40kMatch Charter Public School$34,083Berkshire Hills Regional$32,214Assabet Valley Regional Vocational Tech…$26,465Dover-Sherborn$24,869Palmer$22,554Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical…$22,057Ware Public Schools$20,905Berlin-Boylston Regional$19,139Hopedale Public Schools$18,706Greater Commonwealth Virtual School$13,919State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$25,667,000 in revenue: 59.3% state, 26.9% local and 13.9% federal. Total spending including $267,000 of capital outlay was $27,062,000, or $23,822 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Ware Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $15,216,000; Local $6,896,000; Federal $3,555,000; total $25,667,000.
  • State$15,216,000 59%
  • Local$6,896,000 27%
  • Federal$3,555,000 14%

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

1,124 students in 2022-23, 1,124 students in 2023-24, 1,082 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Ware Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,124, 2023-24: 1,124, 2024-25: 1,08205001k1.5k2022-231,1242023-241,1242024-251,082
Ware Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,124, 2023-24: 1,124, 2024-25: 1,08205001k1.5k2022-231,1242023-241,1242024-251,082
Ware Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,124, 2023-24: 1,124, 2024-25: 1,08205001k1.5k2022-231,1242023-241,1242024-251,082
Ware Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 1,124, 2023-24: 1,124, 2024-25: 1,08205001k1.5k2022-231,1242023-241,1242024-251,082

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-231,12491.912.2
2023-241,12489.512.6
2024-251,08285.812.6

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

$6,243,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $5,496 per student

Ware Public Schools booked $6,243,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 92 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 $67,903 of salary spending per teacher. That is more than 15 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$4,574,00073.3%
Special education$1,669,00026.7%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $4,960 in 2018-19, $5,565 in 2019-20, $5,454 in 2020-21, $5,593 in 2021-22, $5,496 in 2022-23.

Ware Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,960, 2019-20: $5,565, 2020-21: $5,454, 2021-22: $5,593, 2022-23: $5,49602k4k6k2018-19$4,9602019-20$5,5652020-21$5,4542021-22$5,5932022-23$5,496
Ware Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,960, 2019-20: $5,565, 2020-21: $5,454, 2021-22: $5,593, 2022-23: $5,49602k4k6k2018-19$4,9602019-20$5,5652020-21$5,4542021-22$5,5932022-23$5,496
Ware Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,960, 2019-20: $5,565, 2020-21: $5,454, 2021-22: $5,593, 2022-23: $5,49602k4k6k2018-19$4,9602019-20$5,5652020-21$5,4542021-22$5,5932022-23$5,496
Ware Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $4,960, 2019-20: $5,565, 2020-21: $5,454, 2021-22: $5,593, 2022-23: $5,49602k4k6k2018-19$4,9602019-20$5,5652020-21$5,4542021-22$5,5932022-23$5,496

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 Ware Public Schools scored proficient or above: 27% in reading and 23% 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 arts27%43.7%603
Math23%40.7%608

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

75-79% of the 64 students in Ware 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 rate75‑79%89.2%
Students in the class6472,602

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 elementary school, 396 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School39613.5All 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.

1 middle school, 261 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ware Middle School26114.4All 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.

1 high school, 425 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ware Junior/Senior High School42511.1All 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.

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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 Ware Public Schools

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentWare Public Schools ranks 129 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($20,905).#129 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsWare Public Schools is the number 232 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 1,136 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#232 of 397
  3. Palmer Public School DistrictThe next larger Massachusetts district: 1,154 students in fall 2022, $22,554 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,554
  4. Assabet Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 1,128 students in fall 2022, $26,465 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$26,465
  5. Compare Ware Public Schools with Palmer Public School DistrictEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Ware Junior/Senior High School, its largest high school425 students in 2024-25, 11.1 per teacher.425
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsWare Public Schools spent $67,903 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$67,903
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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 Ware Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Ware Public Schools?
    3 schools were open in 2024-25 (1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high), enrolling 1,082 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Ware Public Schools spend per student?
    $20,905 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 $20,374 per student, down 2.5% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Ware Public Schools' money come from?
    $25,667,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 59.3% state, 26.9% local and 13.9% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Ware Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 280 of the 1,379 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 20.3%, 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.
  5. How much does Ware Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $6,243,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $5,496 per student. Divided by the 92 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $67,903 per teacher, more than 15 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 Ware Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Ware Public Schools scored proficient or above: 27% in reading and 23% 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 Ware Public Schools?
    75-79% of the 64 students in Ware 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 Ware Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2512030. 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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