School district · Massachusetts

Andover

Andover in Massachusetts: 10 public schools with 5,414 students and 11.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,163 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
5,414
Students per teacher
11.8
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$27,163
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)
458
Counselors (FTE)
12.3
Students per counselor
440
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
12.0
Librarians (FTE): 8.1

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%

65%proficient

+1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 90% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

2,558 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

68%proficient

+0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 91% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

2,560 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
$17.1K15
$17.3K16
$18.0K17
$19.4K18
$20.2K19
$21.8K20
$23.5K21
$25.3K22
$24.9K23
$27.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.4% · $4.1M
State
30% · $51M
Local
68% · $117.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,934
Support services
$9,330
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$24M
Long-term debt
$3.7M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 3High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K858.5——
K–552212.264%67%
K–533213.975%79%
K–550511.565%72%
K–543813.064%76%
K–560510.949%63%
6–850812.165%72%
6–849311.074%63%
6–83178.969%68%
9–121,60912.8——

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
30 Whittier Court, Andover, MA 01810
Phone
(978)623-8501
Website