School district · Massachusetts

Shrewsbury

Shrewsbury in Massachusetts: 9 public schools with 5,956 students and 13.8 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,217 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
5,956
Students per teacher
13.8
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,217
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)
433
Counselors (FTE)
9.6
Students per counselor
620
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
10.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.8

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%

58%proficient

+2.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 80% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

2,666 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

66%proficient

+2.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 89% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

2,664 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
$14.1K15
$14.0K16
$14.0K17
$14.6K18
$15.3K19
$16.0K20
$17.0K21
$18.1K22
$19.7K23
$21.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
5.3% · $7M
State
29% · $38.3M
Local
66% · $86.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$14,094
Support services
$6,533
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$5.7M
Long-term debt
$3.8M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 5Middle schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K19317.5——
Calvin Coolidge SchoolFree meals for all
K–428712.956%63%
K–452412.659%72%
K–462313.051%71%
K–430414.459%71%
K–426912.156%74%
7–891414.366%70%
5–695113.453%61%
9–121,89114.4——

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
100 Maple Avenue, Shrewsbury, MA 01545
Phone
(508)841-8400
Website