School district · Massachusetts

Methuen

Methuen in Massachusetts: 6 public schools with 6,464 students and 12.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,756 per student in FY2024.

Schools
6
Students
6,464
Students per teacher
12.7
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,756
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)
509
Counselors (FTE)
48.0
Students per counselor
135
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
7.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.6

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%

30%proficient

+2.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

3,091 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

27%proficient

+0.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 76% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

3,101 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
$13.8K15
$13.7K16
$14.4K17
$15.0K18
$15.3K19
$16.3K20
$17.7K21
$19.4K22
$20.0K23
$21.8K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.5% · $12.2M
State
61% · $87.7M
Local
31% · $44M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,961
Support services
$7,782
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.4M
Long-term debt
$1.6M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 5High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
K–81,04612.536%31%
Donald P Timony GrammarFree meals for all
K–81,17213.122%23%
Pre-K–K16310.7——
Marsh Grammar SchoolFree meals for all
K–899612.741%42%
Tenney Grammar SchoolFree meals for all
K–81,24612.629%21%
Methuen HighFree meals for all
9–121,84113.1——

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
9 Branch Street, Methuen, MA 01844
Phone
(978)722-6001
Website