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Massachusetts School Districts Ranked by Expenditures

Normalized from state-comptroller audits and annual financial reports. Every agency is a live report card — click through for peer percentiles, fund balance, and distress indicators.

Cohort size 319
Median expenditures $40.4M
25th–75th percentile $20.8M  –  $78.1M
Total spend $22.97B
  1. #1
    Boston CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 46,169
    Expenditures $2.05B
    Revenue $1.73B
  2. #2
    Springfield CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 23,799
    Expenditures $711.6M
    Revenue $624.7M
  3. #3
    Worcester Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 23,735
    Expenditures $665.8M
    Revenue $519.3M
  4. #4
    Lowell CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 13,991
    Expenditures $380.6M
    Revenue $304.7M
  5. #5
    Brockton CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 15,265
    Expenditures $372.4M
    Revenue $342.5M
  6. #6
    Newton CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 11,974
    Expenditures $369.5M
    Revenue $349.7M
  7. #7
    LYNN CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 15,727
    Expenditures $362.2M
    Revenue $372.4M
  8. #8
    Cambridge CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,612
    Expenditures $327.4M
    Revenue $303.2M
  9. #9
    Lawrence CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 12,786
    Expenditures $319.5M
    Revenue $314.0M
  10. #10
    Brookline TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 6,928
    Expenditures $309.7M
    Revenue $248.7M
  11. #11
    NEW Bedford CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 12,504
    Expenditures $296.7M
    Revenue $256.3M
  12. #12
    Framingham Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 8,824
    Expenditures $268.7M
    Revenue $230.5M
  13. #13
    FALL River CITY Public SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 10,268
    Expenditures $263.7M
    Revenue $257.1M
  14. #14
    Waltham CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 5,496
    Expenditures $226.2M
    Revenue $187.4M
  15. #15
    Quincy CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 9,404
    Expenditures $211.6M
    Revenue $210.4M
  16. #16
    Weymouth Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,560
    Expenditures $198.6M
    Revenue $127.8M
  17. #17
    Attleboro CITY SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,866
    Expenditures $194.1M
    Revenue $183.3M
  18. #18
    Belmont TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 4,356
    Expenditures $193.7M
    Revenue $112.5M
  19. #19
    Taunton CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 7,757
    Expenditures $193.1M
    Revenue $177.3M
  20. #20
    Lexington Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,790
    Expenditures $186.9M
    Revenue $191.7M
  21. #21
    Somerville CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 4,673
    Expenditures $185.6M
    Revenue $156.0M
  22. #22
    Plymouth TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 7,196
    Expenditures $185.0M
    Revenue $171.9M
  23. #23
    Revere CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 7,141
    Expenditures $175.7M
    Revenue $145.5M
  24. #24
    Haverhill CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 7,738
    Expenditures $167.4M
    Revenue $155.4M
  25. #25
    Everett CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 6,813
    Expenditures $164.5M
    Revenue $150.1M
  26. #26
    Sharon TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 3,537
    Expenditures $158.2M
    Revenue $107.4M
  27. #27
    Chelsea CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 6,074
    Expenditures $155.9M
    Revenue $138.9M
  28. #28
    Chicopee Public School Department
    FY 2022 pop. 6,796
    Expenditures $155.3M
    Revenue $148.5M
  29. #29
    Arlington Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,866
    Expenditures $145.4M
    Revenue $148.0M
  30. #30
    Andover TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,456
    Expenditures $145.2M
    Revenue $138.6M
  31. #31
    Holyoke CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 5,102
    Expenditures $144.9M
    Revenue $134.3M
  32. #32
    Needham Public SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,515
    Expenditures $143.9M
    Revenue $146.9M
  33. #33
    Watertown CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 2,571
    Expenditures $139.6M
    Revenue $94.5M
  34. #34
    Methuen CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 6,439
    Expenditures $135.3M
    Revenue $124.3M
  35. #35
    Malden CITY SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 6,101
    Expenditures $132.3M
    Revenue $123.6M
  36. #36
    Wachusett REG SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 6,727
    Expenditures $128.0M
    Revenue $131.2M
  37. #37
    Wellesley TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,290
    Expenditures $127.2M
    Revenue $134.2M
  38. #38
    Pittsfield CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,953
    Expenditures $125.2M
    Revenue $125.7M
  39. #39
    Barnstable CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,751
    Expenditures $122.6M
    Revenue $105.8M
  40. #40
    Natick TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 5,308
    Expenditures $121.7M
    Revenue $125.2M
  41. #41
    Shrewsbury TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 5,885
    Expenditures $121.3M
    Revenue $118.6M
  42. #42
    Tewksbury TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,180
    Expenditures $120.3M
    Revenue $82.5M
  43. #43
    Peabody CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 5,881
    Expenditures $119.3M
    Revenue $113.7M
  44. #44
    Braintree Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 5,369
    Expenditures $119.0M
    Revenue $113.2M
  45. #45
    Easton TOWN Public SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 3,418
    Expenditures $117.6M
    Revenue $84.1M
  46. #46
    Westford TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,668
    Expenditures $112.8M
    Revenue $111.8M
  47. #47
    Billerica TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 4,734
    Expenditures $112.5M
    Revenue $97.3M
  48. #48
    Woburn Public SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 4,295
    Expenditures $112.2M
    Revenue $106.9M
  49. #49
    Salem CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 3,665
    Expenditures $111.8M
    Revenue $102.9M
  50. #50
    Marlborough Public SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,643
    Expenditures $111.6M
    Revenue $94.6M
  51. #51
    Acton-boxborough REG SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,186
    Expenditures $111.3M
    Revenue $140.9M
  52. #52
    Fitchburg CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 5,187
    Expenditures $110.1M
    Revenue $101.7M
  53. #53
    Medford Public SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 4,024
    Expenditures $108.6M
    Revenue $99.2M
  54. #54
    Leominster CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 5,915
    Expenditures $108.4M
    Revenue $108.2M
  55. #55
    Franklin CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,764
    Expenditures $104.2M
    Revenue $99.0M
  56. #56
    Westborough TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 3,856
    Expenditures $103.7M
    Revenue $96.0M
  57. #57
    Burlington Public SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 3,440
    Expenditures $100.3M
    Revenue $100.7M
  58. #58
    Beverly CITY SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 4,636
    Expenditures $100.2M
    Revenue $96.1M
  59. #59
    Westfield CITY SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,774
    Expenditures $99.3M
    Revenue $101.1M
  60. #60
    Bridgewater-raynham Regional School DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 5,392
    Expenditures $99.3M
    Revenue $125.9M
  61. #61
    Rockland TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,118
    Expenditures $97.6M
    Revenue $72.7M
  62. #62
    Chelmsford TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,943
    Expenditures $95.5M
    Revenue $92.3M
  63. #63
    Winchester TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,362
    Expenditures $94.5M
    Revenue $97.9M
  64. #64
    Milford TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,309
    Expenditures $94.0M
    Revenue $89.0M
  65. #65
    Gloucester Public SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 2,833
    Expenditures $91.9M
    Revenue $69.6M
  66. #66
    North Andover TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 4,493
    Expenditures $89.5M
    Revenue $83.5M
  67. #67
    Norwood TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,444
    Expenditures $89.3M
    Revenue $82.0M
  68. #68
    Milton Public SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 4,352
    Expenditures $88.1M
    Revenue $86.4M
  69. #69
    Hingham TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,864
    Expenditures $87.1M
    Revenue $90.6M
  70. #70
    Falmouth Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,044
    Expenditures $85.8M
    Revenue $81.4M
  71. #71
    Agawam CITY Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,464
    Expenditures $83.5M
    Revenue $80.4M
  72. #72
    Walpole TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,667
    Expenditures $83.5M
    Revenue $77.7M
  73. #73
    Hopkinton TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 4,006
    Expenditures $83.0M
    Revenue $75.1M
  74. #74
    Danvers TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 3,217
    Expenditures $82.5M
    Revenue $74.3M
  75. #75
    Mansfield TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,437
    Expenditures $81.9M
    Revenue $78.6M
  76. #76
    Reading TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 3,846
    Expenditures $79.3M
    Revenue $81.9M
  77. #77
    Randolph TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,571
    Expenditures $79.0M
    Revenue $64.9M
  78. #78
    WEST Springfield Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,851
    Expenditures $78.6M
    Revenue $93.0M
  79. #79
    Dennis Yarmouth REG SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 2,795
    Expenditures $78.5M
    Revenue $106.6M
  80. #80
    Stoughton TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,477
    Expenditures $78.2M
    Revenue $73.6M
  81. #81
    Amesbury Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,797
    Expenditures $78.0M
    Revenue $51.4M
  82. #82
    Westwood TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,894
    Expenditures $77.4M
    Revenue $74.8M
  83. #83
    Dedham TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 2,567
    Expenditures $76.5M
    Revenue $71.9M
  84. #84
    Wareham TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,043
    Expenditures $75.8M
    Revenue $61.3M
  85. #85
    Wilmington TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 2,801
    Expenditures $75.6M
    Revenue $70.5M
  86. #86
    Melrose Public SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,748
    Expenditures $74.9M
    Revenue $66.8M
  87. #87
    Canton TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 3,228
    Expenditures $74.3M
    Revenue $70.0M
  88. #88
    Wakefield TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 3,318
    Expenditures $73.7M
    Revenue $70.4M
  89. #89
    North Attleborough TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,969
    Expenditures $73.4M
    Revenue $65.6M
  90. #90
    Marshfield TOWN SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 3,822
    Expenditures $72.1M
    Revenue $73.9M
  91. #91
    Lincoln TOWN Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,066
    Expenditures $71.2M
    Revenue $36.5M
  92. #92
    Ashland Public SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 2,870
    Expenditures $69.0M
    Revenue $58.8M
  93. #93
    Whitman Hanson REG SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 3,556
    Expenditures $68.7M
    Revenue $73.8M
  94. #94
    Millbury Public SCHS
    FY 2022 pop. 1,601
    Expenditures $68.3M
    Revenue $45.8M
  95. #95
    Weston Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 1,948
    Expenditures $67.9M
    Revenue $70.9M
  96. #96
    Middleborough TOWN SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 3,011
    Expenditures $67.6M
    Revenue $56.2M
  97. #97
    Wayland Public SCH
    FY 2022 pop. 2,711
    Expenditures $67.6M
    Revenue $70.4M
  98. #98
    Dartmouth Public Schools
    FY 2022 pop. 3,411
    Expenditures $67.3M
    Revenue $60.9M
  99. #99
    North Middlesex REG SCH DIST
    FY 2022 pop. 2,989
    Expenditures $67.3M
    Revenue $73.7M
  100. #100
    Nashoba Regional School District
    FY 2022 pop. 3,088
    Expenditures $67.3M
    Revenue $73.2M