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Northampton Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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Northampton School District details

Northampton School District
212 Main Street
Northampton, MA 01060

2,594 Students enrolled in District

6 Schools in District

11 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Northampton School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

7

(10 is best)

Better than 62.8% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

9

(10 is best)

Better than 86.7% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
47%
43%
52%
45%
43%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Bridge Street School
2 Parsons Street
Northampton, MA, 01060
PK-05
Jackson Street School
120 Jackson Street
Northampton, MA, 01060
KG-05
John F Kennedy Middle School
100 Bridge Rd
Florence, MA, 01062
06-08
Leeds School
20 Florence Street
Leeds, MA, 01053
PK-05
Northampton High School
380 Elm Street
Northampton, MA, 01060
09-12
R. K. Finn Ryan Road School
498 Ryan Road
Florence, MA, 01062
KG-05

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.5% 57.0%
Black 3.1% 9.8%
Hispanic 18.8% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $11,464 $29,737,000 53.5%
Support Expenditures
Student $2,264 $5,874,000 10.6%
Staff $778 $2,019,000 3.6%
General Administration $234 $608,000 1.1%
School Administration $843 $2,187,000 3.9%
Operation $1,915 $4,967,000 8.9%
Transportation $622 $1,613,000 2.9%
Other $506 $1,312,000 2.4%
Total Support $7,163 $18,580,000 33.4%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,790 $7,236,000 13.0%
Total Expenditures $21,416 $55,553,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%