School district · Massachusetts

Dedham

Dedham in Massachusetts: 7 public schools with 2,668 students and 10.3 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,777 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 7
Students: 2,668
Students per teacher: 10.3; MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $29,777; 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): 259
Counselors (FTE): 7.0
Students per counselor: 381; MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 8.8; Librarians (FTE): 4.4

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%

45%proficient

+3.6 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 56% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

1,219 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

46%proficient

−0.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 58% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

1,223 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

$18.8K15

$18.8K16

$20.1K17

$21.7K18

$22.3K19

$23.8K20

$26.7K21

$27.6K22

$29.0K23

$29.8K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 6.3% · $5.5M
State: 23% · $20M
Local: 71% · $61.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $18,585
Support services: $11,193
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $3.2M
Long-term debt: $2.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 1High schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
AveryFree meals for all	1–5	321	10.2	36%	34%	Dedham
Early Childhood CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K–K	285	11.7	—	—	Dedham
GreenlodgeFree meals for all	1–5	320	11.4	57%	71%	Dedham
OakdaleFree meals for all	1–5	262	10.7	49%	46%	Dedham
RiverdaleFree meals for all	1–5	206	9.6	42%	37%	Dedham
Dedham Middle SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	555	9.3	46%	46%	Dedham
Dedham HighFree meals for all	9–12	719	10.4	—	—	Dedham

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.

Sources

Address: 100 Whiting Avenue, Dedham, MA 02026
Phone: (781)310-1000

Website

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
Annual Survey of School System Finances (U.S. Census Bureau), FY2024. U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (F-33).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. 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 v3.1.