School district · Massachusetts

Arlington

Arlington in Massachusetts: 11 public schools with 6,113 students and 12.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $22,915 per student in FY2024.

Schools
11
Students
6,113
Students per teacher
12.6
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$22,915
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)
484
Counselors (FTE)
18.0
Students per counselor
340
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.5
Librarians (FTE): 10.5

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
$14.6K15
$14.6K16
$15.0K17
$15.7K18
$15.8K19
$17.4K20
$19.6K21
$21.0K22
$21.3K23
$22.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.6% · $4.2M
State
28% · $44.7M
Local
69% · $109.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,765
Support services
$7,456
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$16.9M
Long-term debt
$6.9M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 7Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K10012.5
K–539413.2
K–539012.2
K–538211.4
K–537512.4
K–544812.2
K–531813.2
K–553713.7
652912.4
7–896311.4
9–121,67713.6

Sources

Address
869 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington, MA 02476
Phone
(781)316-3501
Website