MASSACHUSETTS
The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) released preliminary FY 2018-19 school-by-school spending data on the School Finance and District Support page of their website. The excel file contains spending, demographic, outcomes, and staffing information for each school in the state. Massachusetts currently has FY 2016-17 and FY 2017-18 spending data on the report card; FY 2018-19 spending data will be added later this year. Explore Massachusetts’ spending data below or jump over to the School Finance and District Support page HERE or the state report card to view FY 2016-17 and FY 2017-18 school-by-school spending data HERE.
WHAT YOU CAN LEARN FROM THE REPORT CARD ABOUT PER SCHOOL SPENDING
OTHER QUESTIONS TO ASK & HOW TO FIND THE ANSWERS
MORE ABOUT MASSACHUSETTS
Massachusetts is continuing to work on improving their report card system and the school-level data that is included. If you have any questions about the data reported by Massachusetts or feedback on its report card please email the Education Data Services Department HERE.
The Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education (MBAE), in partnership with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, created an interactive tool where users can explore school spending related to student need and student outcomes in Massachusetts elementary schools. Access this tool HERE. Additionally, MBAE has a blog series on education funding and spending in Massachusetts detailing total spending, revenue sources and enrollment trends. Read this blog series HERE.
In addition, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education released a policy brief developed in collaboration with the Urban Institute to better understand variations in school-level spending across the state. The Department commissioned the brief to accompany the FY 2018-19 school-by-school expenditure data on the district and school report cards.