School district · Massachusetts

Amesbury

Amesbury in Massachusetts: 5 public schools with 1,793 students and 11.0 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,836 per student in FY2024.

Schools
5
Students
1,793
Students per teacher
11.0
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,836
MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
164
Counselors (FTE)
3.4
Students per counselor
527
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

39%proficient

+4.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 59% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

778 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

32%proficient

−5.5 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 69% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

779 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$15.3K15
$14.9K16
$17.0K17
$17.6K18
$19.3K19
$20.1K20
$22.7K21
$25.3K22
$26.6K23
$26.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.5% · $2.3M
State
35% · $18.1M
Local
61% · $31.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,936
Support services
$8,900
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.3M
Long-term debt
$1.5M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
3–541312.339%32%
Shay ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–248512.0——
Amesbury MiddleFree meals for all
6–83649.241%32%
Amesbury HighFree meals for all
9–1248110.9——
9–12508.7——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
5 Highland Street, Amesbury, MA 01913
Phone
(978)388-0507
Website