Gloucester Public Schools

Listed by NCES as Gloucester (district ID 2505280)

Public school district · Essex County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2505280

Gloucester Public Schools spent $23,755 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 71% of the other Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $21,173). Its 6 schools enrolled 2,387 students in 2024-25; 39.4% of its revenue came from the state. Census Bureau figures for 2023-24 put it at $25,392 per student, up 6.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 83% (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 Gloucester Public Schools in enrollment (2,789 to 2,914 students) and Gloucester Public Schools itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Gloucester Public Schools, FY23Westwood Public Schools $25,784; Dennis-Yarmouth Regional $25,332; Wilmington Public Schools $24,408; Gloucester Public Schools $23,755; Scituate Public Schools $21,025; Duxbury Public Schools $20,599; Hampden-Wilbraham $19,517; Longmeadow $18,739; Holliston Public Schools $17,491; Freetown-Lakeville Regional $17,176; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kWestwood Public Schools$25,784Dennis-Yarmouth Regional$25,332Wilmington Public Schools$24,408Gloucester Public Schools$23,755Scituate Public Schools$21,025Duxbury Public Schools$20,599Hampden-Wilbraham$19,517Longmeadow$18,739Holliston Public Schools$17,491Freetown-Lakeville Regional$17,176State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Gloucester Public Schools, FY23Westwood Public Schools $25,784; Dennis-Yarmouth Regional $25,332; Wilmington Public Schools $24,408; Gloucester Public Schools $23,755; Scituate Public Schools $21,025; Duxbury Public Schools $20,599; Hampden-Wilbraham $19,517; Longmeadow $18,739; Holliston Public Schools $17,491; Freetown-Lakeville Regional $17,176; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kWestwood Public Schools$25,784Dennis-Yarmouth Regional$25,332Wilmington Public Schools$24,408Gloucester Public Schools$23,755Scituate Public Schools$21,025Duxbury Public Schools$20,599Hampden-Wilbraham$19,517Longmeadow$18,739Holliston Public Schools$17,491Freetown-Lakeville Regional$17,176State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Gloucester Public Schools, FY23Westwood Public Schools $25,784; Dennis-Yarmouth Regional $25,332; Wilmington Public Schools $24,408; Gloucester Public Schools $23,755; Scituate Public Schools $21,025; Duxbury Public Schools $20,599; Hampden-Wilbraham $19,517; Longmeadow $18,739; Holliston Public Schools $17,491; Freetown-Lakeville Regional $17,176; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kWestwood Public Schools$25,784Dennis-Yarmouth Regional$25,332Wilmington Public Schools$24,408Gloucester Public Schools$23,755Scituate Public Schools$21,025Duxbury Public Schools$20,599Hampden-Wilbraham$19,517Longmeadow$18,739Holliston Public Schools$17,491Freetown-Lakeville Regional$17,176State median, 1,000+ students $21,173
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Gloucester Public Schools, FY23Westwood Public Schools $25,784; Dennis-Yarmouth Regional $25,332; Wilmington Public Schools $24,408; Gloucester Public Schools $23,755; Scituate Public Schools $21,025; Duxbury Public Schools $20,599; Hampden-Wilbraham $19,517; Longmeadow $18,739; Holliston Public Schools $17,491; Freetown-Lakeville Regional $17,176; State median, 1,000+ students $21,173.15k20k25k30kWestwood Public Schools$25,784Dennis-Yarmouth Regional$25,332Wilmington Public Schools$24,408Gloucester Public Schools$23,755Scituate Public Schools$21,025Duxbury Public Schools$20,599Hampden-Wilbraham$19,517Longmeadow$18,739Holliston Public Schools$17,491Freetown-Lakeville Regional$17,176State median, 1,000+ students $21,173

Where the money came from

$98,172,000 in revenue: 39.4% state, 54.3% local and 6.3% federal. Total spending including $35,273,000 of capital outlay was $113,013,000, or $39,668 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Gloucester Public Schools revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $38,669,000; Local $53,329,000; Federal $6,174,000; total $98,172,000.
  • State$38,669,000 39%
  • Local$53,329,000 54%
  • Federal$6,174,000 6%

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

2,805 students in 2022-23, 2,412 students in 2023-24, 2,387 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Gloucester Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,805, 2023-24: 2,412, 2024-25: 2,38701k2k3k2022-232,8052023-242,4122024-252,387
Gloucester Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,805, 2023-24: 2,412, 2024-25: 2,38701k2k3k2022-232,8052023-242,4122024-252,387
Gloucester Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,805, 2023-24: 2,412, 2024-25: 2,38701k2k3k2022-232,8052023-242,4122024-252,387
Gloucester Public Schools enrollment by school year2022-23: 2,805, 2023-24: 2,412, 2024-25: 2,38701k2k3k2022-232,8052023-242,4122024-252,387

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-232,805266.010.5
2023-242,412223.910.8
2024-252,387217.811.0

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

$21,743,000 in teacher salaries in fiscal year 2022-23, $7,632 per student

Gloucester Public Schools booked $21,743,000 of teacher salaries in its 2022-23 finance report and counted 266 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 $81,741 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$15,752,00072.4%
Special education$5,659,00026.0%
Vocational$332,0001.5%

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

The district's teacher salary bill divided by its fall enrollment each year: $6,940 in 2018-19, $7,185 in 2019-20, $7,546 in 2020-21, $7,516 in 2021-22, $7,632 in 2022-23.

Gloucester Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,940, 2019-20: $7,185, 2020-21: $7,546, 2021-22: $7,516, 2022-23: $7,63202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,9402019-20$7,1852020-21$7,5462021-22$7,5162022-23$7,632
Gloucester Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,940, 2019-20: $7,185, 2020-21: $7,546, 2021-22: $7,516, 2022-23: $7,63202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,9402019-20$7,1852020-21$7,5462021-22$7,5162022-23$7,632
Gloucester Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,940, 2019-20: $7,185, 2020-21: $7,546, 2021-22: $7,516, 2022-23: $7,63202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,9402019-20$7,1852020-21$7,5462021-22$7,5162022-23$7,632
Gloucester Public Schools teacher salaries per student by fiscal year2018-19: $6,940, 2019-20: $7,185, 2020-21: $7,546, 2021-22: $7,516, 2022-23: $7,63202k4k6k8k2018-19$6,9402019-20$7,1852020-21$7,5462021-22$7,5162022-23$7,632

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 Gloucester Public Schools scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 35% 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 arts38%43.7%1,477
Math35%40.7%1,473

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

83% of the 212 students in Gloucester 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 rate83%89.2%
Students in the class21272,602

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.

3 elementary schools, 891 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
West Parish38213.2All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Beeman Memorial2929.6All free (CEP)Schoolwide program
Plum Cove School21713.0All 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, 619 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Ralph B O'Maley Middle61911.4All 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 high school, 776 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gloucester High77610.0All 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, 101 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Gloucester PreSchool10110.1All 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.

2 more schools on file: small, closed or in an earlier directory

These records carry fewer federal fields than a full school page needs, so each is summarized here with what NCES reports.

Veterans Memorial

Elementary school in Gloucester; 216 students; 8.5 students per teacher.

East Gloucester Elementary

Elementary school in Gloucester; 181 students; 9.3 students per teacher.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and earlier directories: the last year each school was listed, its students and its teachers.

Contact Gloucester 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 Gloucester Public Schools

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentGloucester Public Schools ranks 72 of 243 Massachusetts districts with at least 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($23,755).#72 of 243
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsGloucester Public Schools is the number 94 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 2,849 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#94 of 397
  3. Hampden-WilbrahamThe next larger Massachusetts district: 2,887 students in fall 2022, $19,517 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$19,517
  4. Wilmington Public SchoolsThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 2,840 students in fall 2022, $24,408 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$24,408
  5. Compare Gloucester Public Schools with Hampden-WilbrahamEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
  6. Gloucester High, its largest high school776 students in 2024-25, 10.0 per teacher.776
  7. Teacher salary spending across MassachusettsGloucester Public Schools spent $81,741 in salaries per full-time teacher in fiscal year 2022-23 (state median $83,840); spending, not a salary.$81,741
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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 Gloucester Public Schools

  1. How many schools and students are in Gloucester Public Schools?
    6 schools were open in 2024-25 (3 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 other), enrolling 2,387 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Gloucester Public Schools spend per student?
    $23,755 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 $25,392 per student, up 6.9% on the year before (U.S. $17,619 that year).
  3. Where does Gloucester Public Schools' money come from?
    $98,172,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 39.4% state, 54.3% local and 6.3% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How many children in Gloucester Public Schools live in poverty?
    The Census Bureau estimates that 368 of the 3,616 children aged 5 to 17 living within the district's boundaries in 2024, 10.2%, 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 much does Gloucester Public Schools spend on teacher salaries?
    $21,743,000 in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), or $7,632 per student. Divided by the 266 full-time teachers in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2022-23 that is $81,741 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 Gloucester Public Schools do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Gloucester Public Schools scored proficient or above: 38% in reading and 35% 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 Gloucester Public Schools?
    83% of the 212 students in Gloucester 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 Gloucester Public Schools' NCES district ID?
    2505280. 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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