School district · Massachusetts

Fitchburg

Fitchburg in Massachusetts: 8 public schools with 5,234 students and 12.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $24,154 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
5,234
Students per teacher
12.1
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$24,154
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)
431
Counselors (FTE)
18.0
Students per counselor
291
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.0
Librarians (FTE): 5.0

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%

26%proficient

+0.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 86% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

2,422 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

23%proficient

−1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 85% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

2,415 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
$15.3K17
$15.9K18
$16.5K19
$17.6K20
$18.0K21
$19.6K22
$21.2K23
$24.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $18.1M
State
85% · $115.6M
Local
1.1% · $1.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,955
Support services
$9,198
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.1M
Long-term debt
$515K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Crocker ElementaryFree meals for all
1–561011.733%47%
McKay Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
1–575411.317%19%
Reingold ElementaryFree meals for all
1–567912.628%22%
Pre-K–K57012.4——
6–861411.419%17%
Memorial Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–860113.138%24%
Fitchburg HighFree meals for all
9–121,22011.9——
Goodrich AcademyFree meals for all
9–1218619.8——

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
376 South Street, Fitchburg, MA 01420
Phone
(978)345-3200
Website