School district · Massachusetts

West Springfield

West Springfield in Massachusetts: 8 public schools with 3,998 students and 11.4 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $21,999 per student in FY2024.

Schools
8
Students
3,998
Students per teacher
11.4
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$21,999
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)
351
Counselors (FTE)
11.0
Students per counselor
364
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

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
$14.4K15
$14.3K16
$14.4K17
$14.9K18
$15.7K19
$16.6K20
$17.4K21
$19.3K22
$20.5K23
$22.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
12% · $10.4M
State
61% · $53.3M
Local
28% · $24.3M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$13,616
Support services
$7,576
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.9M
Long-term debt
$2.4M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 6Middle schools: 1High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacher
John AshleyFree meals for all
Pre-K–K1488.4
John R FauseyFree meals for all
K–543511.6
MemorialFree meals for all
1–51899.2
MittineagueFree meals for all
1–51108.4
Philip G CoburnFree meals for all
Pre-K–569910.8
TathamFree meals for all
K–527711.8
West Springfield MiddleFree meals for all
6–890911.4
West Springfield HighFree meals for all
9–121,23113.1

Sources

Address
11 Central Street, West Springfield, MA 01089
Phone
(413)263-3300
Website