School district · Massachusetts

Ipswich

Ipswich in Massachusetts: 4 public schools with 1,563 students and 9.6 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,948 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
1,563
Students per teacher
9.6
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$27,948
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)
164
Counselors (FTE)
5.7
Students per counselor
274
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
3.8
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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%

59%proficient

+2.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 82% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

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

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

54%proficient

−2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 72% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

720 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
$14.6K15
$15.6K16
$17.4K17
$18.5K18
$19.2K19
$20.3K20
$23.0K21
$22.9K22
$24.8K23
$27.9K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.7% · $2.1M
State
21% · $9.7M
Local
74% · $34.2M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,512
Support services
$9,931
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$1.2M
Long-term debt
$173K

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 2Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K–536610.557%61%
Pre-K–537310.157%54%
6–83779.061%51%
9–124479.0——

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
1 Lord Square, Ipswich, MA 01938
Phone
(978)356-2935
Website