School district · Massachusetts

Medford

Medford in Massachusetts: 8 public schools with 4,170 students and 10.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $27,621 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
4,170
Students per teacher
10.2
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$27,621
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)
411
Counselors (FTE)
8.1
Students per counselor
515
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.5

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
$18.2K15
$19.1K16
$18.7K17
$20.8K18
$21.9K19
$25.1K20
$25.6K21
$26.3K22
$27.1K23
$27.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.9% · $6.4M
State
29% · $31.5M
Local
65% · $71M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$19,020
Support services
$8,573
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$7,000
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2High schools: 2
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Brooks SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–555612.6
John J McGlynn Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
K–550511.4
Milton Fuller RobertsFree meals for all
Pre-K–558612.5
Missituk Elementary SchoolFree meals for all
Pre-K–541810.2
John J. McGlynn Middle SchoolFree meals for all
6–84648.8
Madeleine Dugger AndrewsFree meals for all
6–84359.0
Curtis-TuftsFree meals for all
10–12113.5
Medford HighFree meals for all
9–121,1959.2

Sources

Address
489 Winthrop Street, Medford, MA 02155
Phone
(781)393-2442
Website