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Public school current spending per pupil in Massachusetts

Public school current spending per pupil in Massachusetts was $24,429 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.5% from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2024.

2024, USD24,429
Change on 2023+6.5%
Rank6th of 51US states ranked
Series high24,4292024
Series low9,8562002

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Public school current spending per pupil in Massachusetts, 2002 to 2024

5,00010K15K20K25K2002200620102014201820242002: 9,856 USD2003: 10,223 USD2004: 10,693 USD2005: 11,267 USD2006: 11,981 USD2007: 12,738 USD2008: 13,454 USD2009: 14,118 USD2010: 13,590 USD2011: 13,941 USD2012: 14,142 USD2013: 14,545 USD2014: 15,087 USD2015: 15,592 USD2016: 15,593 USD2017: 16,193 USD2018: 17,058 USD2019: 17,748 USD2020: 18,818 USD2021: 20,376 USD2022: 21,906 USD2023: 22,947 USD2024: 24,429 USD5,00010K15K20K25K20022010201820242002: 9,856 USD2003: 10,223 USD2004: 10,693 USD2005: 11,267 USD2006: 11,981 USD2007: 12,738 USD2008: 13,454 USD2009: 14,118 USD2010: 13,590 USD2011: 13,941 USD2012: 14,142 USD2013: 14,545 USD2014: 15,087 USD2015: 15,592 USD2016: 15,593 USD2017: 16,193 USD2018: 17,058 USD2019: 17,748 USD2020: 18,818 USD2021: 20,376 USD2022: 21,906 USD2023: 22,947 USD2024: 24,429 USD
USD. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. Retrieved 2026-10-12, published 2026-05-07.
All 23 values
PeriodUSD
202424,429
202322,947
202221,906
202120,376
202018,818
201917,748
201817,058
201716,193
201615,593
201515,592
201415,087
201314,545
201214,142
201113,941
201013,590
200914,118
200813,454
200712,738
200611,981
200511,267
200410,693
200310,223
20029,856

Compared with United States

Place2024
Massachusetts24,429
United States17,619

Massachusetts compared with nearby places

Alabama: 13,627 USDAlaska: 21,004 USDArizona: 12,003 USDArkansas: 13,873 USDCalifornia: 20,791 USDColorado: 15,908 USDConnecticut: 26,316 USDDelaware: 22,201 USDDistrict of Columbia: 31,529 USDFlorida: 12,693 USDGeorgia: 15,833 USDHawaii: 23,878 USDIdaho: 11,060 USDIllinois: 21,776 USDIndiana: 13,622 USDIowa: 14,369 USDKansas: 15,558 USDKentucky: 14,596 USDLouisiana: 15,581 USDMaine: 19,962 USDMaryland: 20,208 USDMassachusetts: 24,429 USDMichigan: 18,314 USDMinnesota: 17,098 USDMississippi: 12,324 USDMissouri: 14,241 USDMontana: 13,656 USDNebraska: 16,147 USDNevada: 14,812 USDNew Hampshire: 22,978 USDNew Jersey: 27,234 USDNew Mexico: 17,664 USDNew York: 31,918 USDNorth Carolina: 12,995 USDNorth Dakota: 17,102 USDOhio: 17,257 USDOklahoma: 12,162 USDOregon: 18,083 USDPennsylvania: 21,091 USDRhode Island: 22,110 USDSouth Carolina: 15,060 USDSouth Dakota: 12,828 USDTennessee: 12,882 USDTexas: 12,895 USDUtah: 11,347 USDVermont: 28,818 USDVirginia: 17,104 USDWashington: 18,564 USDWest Virginia: 15,640 USDWisconsin: 15,952 USDWyoming: 20,521 USD
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Public school current spending per pupil, 2024, USD. Massachusetts is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

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Definition

Current spending of public elementary and secondary school systems divided by their fall enrollment, in US dollars, from the U.S. Census Bureau Annual Survey of School System Finances (Table 8).

More on how it is measured
  • Current spending is instruction plus support services such as administration, transport and food services; it leaves out capital outlay, debt interest, payments to other school systems, and adult education and other programs outside kindergarten to grade 12.
  • The year is the fiscal year, which ends on 30 June in most states (2024 means July 2023 to June 2024).

Current dollars, not adjusted for inflation or for price differences between states. NCES publishes a similar per pupil figure from its own finance survey with a different enrollment base, so the two differ slightly.

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U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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APA 7

U.S. Census Bureau. (2026). Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total (Public school current spending per pupil, Massachusetts, 2002 to 2024) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html

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Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total, Public school current spending per pupil, Massachusetts, 2002 to 2024. U.S. Census Bureau, 7 May 2026, https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/public-school-spending-per-pupil/massachusetts. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

Chicago (author-date)

U.S. Census Bureau. 2026. Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. Public school current spending per pupil, Massachusetts, 2002 to 2024. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/public-school-spending-per-pupil/massachusetts.

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U.S. Census Bureau (2026) Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total, Public school current spending per pupil, Massachusetts, 2002 to 2024 [Dataset]. Available at: https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/school-finances/data/tables.html, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/public-school-spending-per-pupil/massachusetts (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
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What is the public school current spending per pupil in Massachusetts?

Public school current spending per pupil in Massachusetts was $24,429 in 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. That is up 6.5% from 2023. That is the 6th highest of 51 states in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Census Bureau. Annual Survey of School System Finances, Table 8: per pupil amounts for current spending of public elementary-secondary school systems by state, total. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest public school current spending per pupil in Massachusetts?

$24,429 in 2024, the highest value since 2002 in this series.

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