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New Bedford School District, MA: schools, enrollment and spending

New Bedford School District runs 24 public schools with 12,505 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 11.8 students per teacher is about the same as the Massachusetts figure of 12.0.Listed in NCES data as "New Bedford".

At a glance

Schools
24
Students
12,505
Teachers (FTE)
1,064
Students per teacher
11.8
MA: 12.0 · US: 15.3
Address
455 County Street C/O Paul Rodrigues Administration Bldg., New Bedford, MA 02740
Phone
(508)997-4511
County
Bristol County
Locale
Suburb: Midsize
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2508430
State district ID
MA-0201
Total staff (FTE)
2,101
School counselors (FTE)
24.0About 521 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
75.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district11.8
Massachusetts12.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (12,565), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$269.5 million
Federal revenue
$24.3 million
State revenue
$205.3 million
Local revenue
$39.9 million
Total spending
$274.5 million
Spending per pupil
$21,843
Salaries
$128.9 million47.0% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$33.7 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 9.0%
  • State: 76.2%
  • Local: 14.8%

Massachusetts overall

  • Federal: 5.8%
  • State: 39.5%
  • Local: 54.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$21,843
Massachusetts$24,749
United States$16,826

Schools in New Bedford School District

By level: 3 high, 3 middle, 18 elementary. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abraham LincolnCEP schoolElementaryK to 568714.0
Alfred J GomesCEP schoolElementaryPK to 562310.7
Betsey B WinslowCEP schoolElementaryK to 522713.4
Carlos PachecoCEP schoolElementaryK to 52429.7
Casimir PulaskiCEP schoolElementaryPK to 555112.2
Charles S AshleyCEP schoolElementaryK to 527213.6
Elizabeth Carter BrooksCEP schoolElementaryK to 526113.1
Ellen R HathawayCEP schoolElementaryK to 52019.6
Elwyn G CampbellCEP schoolElementaryPK to 52679.5
Hayden/McFaddenCEP schoolElementaryPK to 574812.7
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryPK to 538811.8
James B CongdonCEP schoolElementaryK to 529910.7
Jireh SwiftCEP schoolElementaryPK to 520410.7
John Avery ParkerCEP schoolElementaryPK to 528912.0
John B DevallesCEP schoolElementaryK to 529211.2
Keith Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 894910.7
New Bedford HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,87813.6
Normandin Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 899011.9
Roosevelt Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 875910.1
Sgt Wm H Carney AcademyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 561812.4
Thomas R RodmanCEP schoolElementaryK to 520011.1
Trinity Day AcademyCEP schoolHigh6 to 12936.6
Whaling City Junior/Senior High SchoolHigh7 to 1220011.8
William H TaylorCEP schoolElementaryPK to 526712.7

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.