School district · Massachusetts

New Salem-Wendell

New Salem-Wendell in Massachusetts: 1 public schools with 134 students and 9.2 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $30,102 per student in FY2024.

Schools
1
Students
134
Students per teacher
9.2
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$30,102
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)
14.6
Counselors (FTE)
0.0
Students per counselor
—
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
0.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.0

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%

29%proficient

+1.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

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

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

26%proficient

−6.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

77 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
$16.1K15
$16.2K16
$16.6K17
$20.1K18
$21.5K19
$23.3K20
$25.8K21
$32.8K22
$26.6K23
$30.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
8.9% · $378K
State
33% · $1.4M
Local
58% · $2.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$15,336
Support services
$13,467
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2,000
Long-term debt
$0

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Swift RiverFree meals for all
Pre-K–61349.229%26%

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
201 Wendell Rd, New Salem, MA 01355
Phone
(413)423-3337
Website