School district · Massachusetts

Wellesley

Wellesley in Massachusetts: 9 public schools with 3,986 students and 10.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $32,670 per student in FY2024.

Schools
9
Students
3,986
Students per teacher
10.5
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$32,670
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)
381
Counselors (FTE)
15.0
Students per counselor
266
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
17.2
Librarians (FTE): 8.5

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%

75%proficient

+3.1 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

1,800 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

74%proficient

−1.3 points from 2023–24 school year

A higher share proficient than 98% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

1,799 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
$19.4K15
$19.1K16
$20.6K17
$22.0K18
$22.7K19
$23.9K20
$26.8K21
$28.5K22
$30.1K23
$32.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
2.8% · $4.5M
State
23% · $36.6M
Local
75% · $121.1M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$19,888
Support services
$12,157
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$18.9M
Long-term debt
$9.3M

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K879.7——
K–529410.669%73%
K–528010.684%81%
K–527811.478%82%
K–528612.976%78%
K–529110.970%68%
K–528911.771%68%
6–89199.077%75%
9–121,26210.8——

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
40 Kingsbury Street, Wellesley, MA 02481
Phone
(781)446-6210
Website