School district · Massachusetts

Melrose

Melrose in Massachusetts: 8 public schools with 3,815 students and 13.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,580 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,815
Students per teacher
13.7
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,580
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)
278
Counselors (FTE)
7.0
Students per counselor
545
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
6.1
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
$13.8K15
$13.3K16
$13.5K17
$13.7K18
$13.8K19
$14.7K20
$16.8K21
$18.5K22
$18.6K23
$19.6K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.1% · $3.3M
State
28% · $22.7M
Local
68% · $54.4M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$12,805
Support services
$6,775
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.6M
Long-term debt
$2.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
Pre-K–K24614.0
K–526013.7
K–525414.8
K–540413.0
K–540615.2
K–539215.8
6–888613.3
9–1296712.8

Sources

Address
360 Lynn Fells Pkwy, Melrose, MA 02176
Phone
(781)662-2000
Website