School district · Massachusetts

Lexington

Lexington in Massachusetts: 10 public schools with 6,748 students and 10.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $30,699 per student in FY2024.

Schools
10
Students
6,748
Students per teacher
10.4
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$30,699
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)
650
Counselors (FTE)
29.3
Students per counselor
231
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
11.9
Librarians (FTE): 10.0

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
$19.3K15
$18.7K16
$19.2K17
$20.0K18
$20.1K19
$21.8K20
$23.9K21
$25.6K22
$26.8K23
$30.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
3.9% · $9M
State
21% · $49.2M
Local
75% · $171.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$19,519
Support services
$10,548
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$12M
Long-term debt
$9.2M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Lexington Children's Place
Pre-K707.8
Bowman
K–542911.2
Bridge
K–53459.7
Fiske
K–53249.1
Harrington
K–537410.0
Joseph Estabrook
K–549011.3
Maria Hastings
K–557910.3
Jonas Clarke Middle
6–87969.4
Wm Diamond Middle
6–89369.4
Lexington High
9–122,40511.4

Sources

Address
146 Maple Street, Lexington, MA 02420
Phone
(781)861-2580
Website