School district · Massachusetts

Fall River

Fall River in Massachusetts: 19 public schools with 11,089 students and 12.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $29,003 per student in FY2024.

Schools: 19
Students: 11,089
Students per teacher: 12.4; MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student: $29,003; 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): 896
Counselors (FTE): 18.0
Students per counselor: 616; MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE): 16.0; Librarians (FTE): 0.0

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%

19%proficient

−0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 96% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

5,004 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

18%proficient

−1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 93% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

5,014 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

$16.0K15

$16.6K16

$16.9K17

$17.9K18

$18.5K19

$20.0K20

$21.1K21

$23.0K22

$25.1K23

$29.0K24

Where the money comes from (FY2024)

Federal: 16% · $45M
State: 80% · $225.2M
Local: 3.9% · $10.9M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction: $16,837
Support services: $12,166
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay): $6.2M
Long-term debt: $5.8M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 2Elementary schools: 11Middle schools: 3High schools: 2Other schools: 1

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math	City or town
Early Learning Center	Pre-K	164	12.6	—	—	Fall River
FRPS Early Learning CenterFree meals for all	Pre-K	53	8.8	—	—	Fall River
Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	712	15.2	15%	22%	Fall River
Henry Lord Community SchoolFree meals for all	K–8	817	12.4	15%	15%	Fall River
James TanseyFree meals for all	K–5	280	15.5	37%	56%	Fall River
John J DoranFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	525	13.9	22%	20%	Fall River
Letourneau Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	K–5	566	13.7	23%	21%	Fall River
Mary Fonseca Elementary SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	598	13.9	18%	15%	Fall River
North End Elementary	Pre-K–5	655	13.6	28%	30%	Fall River
Samuel WatsonFree meals for all	K–5	287	12.7	27%	22%	Fall River
Spencer BordenFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	575	13.7	27%	35%	Fall River
Westall ElementaryFree meals for all	K–5	276	14.9	17%	19%	Fall River
William S GreeneFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	733	13.8	15%	15%	Fall River
Matthew J Kuss MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	646	10.4	14%	9.4%	Fall River
Morton MiddleFree meals for all	6–8	751	13.0	22%	15%	Fall River
Talbot Innovation SchoolFree meals for all	6–8	582	12.0	20%	17%	Fall River
B M C Durfee HighFree meals for all	9–12	2,642	11.3	—	—	Fall River
Resiliency Preparatory AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all	7–12	171	7.0	0.0%	0.0%	Fall River
Stone PK-12 School	2–12	56	4.2	4.8%	9.5%	Fall River

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: 417 Rock Street, Fall River, MA 02720
Phone: (508)675-8420

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.