snapshot: educations costs per person, 2012
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | Aug. 1, 2013
The chart shows how much is spent per resident on education. Leading the way are Sherborn, Rowe, Carlisle, and Dover. All are above $3,000 per resident. Clusters of the top towns are in the MetroWest area and south of Boston. The data, for fiscal 2012, is from the Department of Revenue.
| Community | Education spending per person | Rank |
| ABINGTON | $1,218 | 228 |
| ACTON | $2,336 | 17 |
| ACUSHNET | $1,353 | 175 |
| ADAMS | $538 | 335 |
| AGAWAM | $1,208 | 232 |
| ALFORD | $1,046 | 290 |
| AMESBURY | $1,636 | 85 |
| AMHERST | $917 | 313 |
| ANDOVER | $1,896 | 46 |
| AQUINNAH | $2,555 | 8 |
| ARLINGTON | $1,015 | 300 |
| ASHBURNHAM | $1,097 | 274 |
| ASHBY | $953 | 307 |
| ASHFIELD | $1,261 | 213 |
| ASHLAND | $1,441 | 134 |
| ATHOL | $317 | 337 |
| ATTLEBORO | $1,163 | 251 |
| AUBURN | $1,352 | 176 |
| AVON | $1,454 | 127 |
| AYER | $1,243 | 218 |
| BARNSTABLE | $1,347 | 178 |
| BARRE | $826 | 324 |
| BECKET | $1,296 | 193 |
| BEDFORD | $2,413 | 11 |
| BELCHERTOWN | $1,546 | 106 |
| BELLINGHAM | $1,369 | 166 |
| BELMONT | $1,499 | 114 |
| BERKLEY | $1,621 | 88 |
| BERLIN | $1,756 | 64 |
| BERNARDSTON | $1,091 | 275 |
| BEVERLY | $1,025 | 295 |
| BILLERICA | $1,385 | 156 |
| BLACKSTONE | $871 | 318 |
| BLANDFORD | $1,290 | 195 |
| BOLTON | $2,371 | 14 |
| BOSTON | $1,334 | 181 |
| BOURNE | $1,110 | 269 |
| BOXBOROUGH | $2,365 | 15 |
| BOXFORD | $2,146 | 24 |
| BOYLSTON | $1,588 | 99 |
| BRAINTREE | $1,424 | 143 |
| BREWSTER | $1,601 | 93 |
| BRIDGEWATER | $896 | 316 |
| BRIMFIELD | $1,572 | 100 |
| BROCKTON | $1,639 | 84 |
| BROOKFIELD | $1,230 | 222 |
| BROOKLINE | $1,364 | 169 |
| BUCKLAND | $1,014 | 301 |
| BURLINGTON | $1,949 | 44 |
| CAMBRIDGE | $1,076 | 282 |
| CANTON | $1,477 | 117 |
| CARLISLE | $3,246 | 3 |
| CARVER | $1,881 | 49 |
| CHARLEMONT | $1,163 | 252 |
| CHARLTON | $834 | 322 |
| CHATHAM | $1,570 | 101 |
| CHELMSFORD | $1,418 | 146 |
| CHELSEA | $1,817 | 58 |
| CHESHIRE | $839 | 321 |
| CHESTER | $1,284 | 199 |
| CHESTERFIELD | $1,363 | 172 |
| CHICOPEE | $1,298 | 191 |
| CHILMARK | NA | NA |
| CLARKSBURG | $1,492 | 115 |
| CLINTON | $1,279 | 204 |
| COHASSET | $2,066 | 32 |
| COLRAIN | $1,080 | 280 |
| Community | Education spending per person | Rank |
| CONCORD | $2,477 | 9 |
| CONWAY | $1,412 | 147 |
| CUMMINGTON | $1,102 | 272 |
| DALTON | $1,200 | 237 |
| DANVERS | $1,274 | 205 |
| DARTMOUTH | $1,088 | 277 |
| DEDHAM | NA | NA |
| DEERFIELD | $1,365 | 167 |
| DENNIS | $1,152 | 256 |
| DIGHTON | $1,221 | 225 |
| DOUGLAS | $1,474 | 119 |
| DOVER | $3,009 | 4 |
| DRACUT | $1,073 | 283 |
| DUDLEY | $585 | 334 |
| DUNSTABLE | $1,444 | 132 |
| DUXBURY | $1,921 | 45 |
| EAST BRIDGEWATER | $1,284 | 200 |
| EAST BROOKFIELD | $863 | 320 |
| EASTHAM | $1,451 | 129 |
| EASTHAMPTON | $921 | 312 |
| EAST LONGMEADOW | $1,625 | 87 |
| EASTON | $1,432 | 139 |
| EDGARTOWN | $2,312 | 19 |
| EGREMONT | $1,129 | 263 |
| ERVING | $1,606 | 92 |
| ESSEX | $2,010 | 37 |
| EVERETT | $1,418 | 145 |
| FAIRHAVEN | $1,280 | 203 |
| FALL RIVER | $977 | 306 |
| FALMOUTH | $1,391 | 155 |
| FITCHBURG | $1,146 | 258 |
| FLORIDA | $1,823 | 57 |
| FOXBOROUGH | $1,620 | 89 |
| FRAMINGHAM | $1,469 | 122 |
| FRANKLIN | $1,672 | 79 |
| FREETOWN | $1,140 | 260 |
| GARDNER | $1,020 | 297 |
| GEORGETOWN | $1,597 | 95 |
| GILL | $1,020 | 296 |
| GLOUCESTER | $1,035 | 293 |
| GOSHEN | $1,204 | 233 |
| GOSNOLD | NA | NA |
| GRAFTON | $1,364 | 170 |
| GRANBY | $1,383 | 158 |
| GRANVILLE | $1,727 | 71 |
| GREAT BARRINGTON | $1,593 | 97 |
| GREENFIELD | $930 | 310 |
| GROTON | $1,525 | 109 |
| GROVELAND | $1,169 | 249 |
| HADLEY | $1,026 | 294 |
| HALIFAX | $1,371 | 163 |
| HAMILTON | $1,992 | 39 |
| HAMPDEN | $1,377 | 160 |
| HANCOCK | $1,425 | 142 |
| HANOVER | $1,748 | 66 |
| HANSON | $807 | 326 |
| HARDWICK | $727 | 330 |
| HARVARD | $1,775 | 62 |
| HARWICH | $1,321 | 183 |
| HATFIELD | NA | NA |
| HAVERHILL | $1,113 | 268 |
| HAWLEY | $1,154 | 255 |
| HEATH | $1,201 | 235 |
| HINGHAM | $1,688 | 77 |
| HINSDALE | NA | NA |
| HOLBROOK | $1,220 | 226 |
| HOLDEN | $1,225 | 224 |
| HOLLAND | $1,438 | 135 |
| HOLLISTON | $2,042 | 34 |
| HOLYOKE | $1,501 | 113 |
| HOPEDALE | $1,641 | 83 |
| HOPKINTON | $2,243 | 22 |
| HUBBARDSTON | NA | NA |
| HUDSON | $1,767 | 63 |
| HULL | $1,244 | 216 |
| HUNTINGTON | $1,243 | 217 |
| IPSWICH | $1,612 | 91 |
| KINGSTON | $1,423 | 144 |
| LAKEVILLE | $1,175 | 246 |
| LANCASTER | $1,193 | 239 |
| LANESBOROUGH | $1,747 | 68 |
| LAWRENCE | $1,806 | 60 |
| LEE | $1,288 | 197 |
| LEICESTER | $1,394 | 153 |
| LENOX | $1,646 | 82 |
| LEOMINSTER | $1,284 | 198 |
| LEVERETT | $1,831 | 56 |
| LEXINGTON | $2,311 | 20 |
| LEYDEN | $1,295 | 194 |
| LINCOLN | $2,071 | 30 |
| LITTLETON | $1,747 | 67 |
| LONGMEADOW | $1,854 | 53 |
| LOWELL | $1,303 | 188 |
| LUDLOW | $1,186 | 243 |
| LUNENBURG | $1,539 | 108 |
| LYNN | $1,174 | 247 |
| LYNNFIELD | $1,837 | 55 |
| MALDEN | $882 | 317 |
| MANCHESTER | $2,389 | 13 |
| MANSFIELD | $1,693 | 76 |
| MARBLEHEAD | $1,457 | 124 |
| MARION | $1,878 | 50 |
| MARLBOROUGH | $1,385 | 157 |
| MARSHFIELD | $1,625 | 86 |
| MASHPEE | $1,435 | 137 |
| MATTAPOISETT | $1,856 | 52 |
| MAYNARD | $1,400 | 151 |
| MEDFIELD | $2,264 | 21 |
| MEDFORD | NA | NA |
| MEDWAY | $1,888 | 48 |
| MELROSE | $1,071 | 284 |
| MENDON | $1,240 | 219 |
| MERRIMAC | $1,081 | 278 |
| METHUEN | $1,370 | 164 |
| MIDDLEBOROUGH | $1,264 | 211 |
| MIDDLEFIELD | $1,147 | 257 |
| MIDDLETON | $1,754 | 65 |
| MILFORD | $1,394 | 154 |
| MILLBURY | $1,382 | 159 |
| MILLIS | $1,557 | 103 |
| MILLVILLE | $815 | 325 |
| MILTON | $1,289 | 196 |
| MONROE | $1,402 | 150 |
| MONSON | $1,339 | 180 |
| MONTAGUE | $980 | 305 |
| MONTEREY | $1,117 | 266 |
| MONTGOMERY | NA | NA |
| MOUNT WASHINGTON | NA | NA |
| NAHANT | $925 | 311 |
| NANTUCKET | $2,127 | 25 |
| NATICK | $1,455 | 126 |
| NEEDHAM | $1,849 | 54 |
| NEW ASHFORD | $1,988 | 41 |
| NEW BEDFORD | $1,134 | 262 |
| NEW BRAINTREE | $1,143 | 259 |
| NEWBURY | $1,370 | 165 |
| NEWBURYPORT | $1,281 | 202 |
| NEW MARLBOROUGH | $1,502 | 112 |
| NEW SALEM | $1,365 | 168 |
| NEWTON | $1,671 | 80 |
| NORFOLK | $1,507 | 110 |
| NORTH ADAMS | $1,200 | 236 |
| NORTHAMPTON | $1,043 | 291 |
| NORTH ANDOVER | $1,312 | 185 |
| NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | $1,259 | 214 |
| NORTHBOROUGH | $1,992 | 40 |
| NORTHBRIDGE | $1,374 | 161 |
| NORTH BROOKFIELD | $1,193 | 238 |
| NORTHFIELD | $1,356 | 173 |
| NORTH READING | $1,662 | 81 |
| NORTON | $1,233 | 221 |
| NORWELL | $1,893 | 47 |
| NORWOOD | $1,557 | 104 |
| OAK BLUFFS | $1,999 | 38 |
| OAKHAM | $903 | 315 |
| ORANGE | $1,203 | 234 |
| ORLEANS | $1,313 | 184 |
| OTIS | $1,450 | 130 |
| OXFORD | $1,191 | 241 |
| PALMER | $1,363 | 171 |
| PAXTON | $1,104 | 271 |
| PEABODY | $1,017 | 298 |
| PELHAM | $1,859 | 51 |
| PEMBROKE | $1,476 | 118 |
| PEPPERELL | $994 | 303 |
| PERU | $1,102 | 273 |
| PETERSHAM | $1,726 | 72 |
| PHILLIPSTON | $950 | 308 |
| PITTSFIELD | $1,184 | 244 |
| PLAINFIELD | $1,186 | 242 |
| PLAINVILLE | $1,465 | 123 |
| PLYMOUTH | $1,345 | 179 |
| PLYMPTON | $1,599 | 94 |
| PRINCETON | $1,474 | 120 |
| PROVINCETOWN | $1,058 | 288 |
| QUINCY | $915 | 314 |
| RANDOLPH | $1,355 | 174 |
| RAYNHAM | $1,269 | 207 |
| READING | $1,471 | 121 |
| REHOBOTH | $1,115 | 267 |
| REVERE | $1,156 | 254 |
| RICHMOND | $1,959 | 42 |
| ROCHESTER | $2,067 | 31 |
| ROCKLAND | $1,192 | 240 |
| ROCKPORT | $1,456 | 125 |
| ROWE | $3,341 | 2 |
| ROWLEY | $1,351 | 177 |
| ROYALSTON | $448 | 336 |
| RUSSELL | $1,110 | 270 |
| RUTLAND | $1,046 | 289 |
| SALEM | $1,215 | 229 |
| SALISBURY | $1,162 | 253 |
| SANDISFIELD | $1,398 | 152 |
| SANDWICH | $1,452 | 128 |
| SAUGUS | $1,081 | 279 |
| SAVOY | $1,304 | 187 |
| SCITUATE | $1,614 | 90 |
| SEEKONK | $1,436 | 136 |
| SHARON | $2,056 | 33 |
| SHEFFIELD | $1,814 | 59 |
| SHELBURNE | $1,004 | 302 |
| SHERBORN | $3,570 | 1 |
| SHIRLEY | $766 | 328 |
| SHREWSBURY | $1,302 | 189 |
| SHUTESBURY | $1,788 | 61 |
| SOMERSET | $1,502 | 111 |
| SOMERVILLE | $665 | 331 |
| SOUTHAMPTON | $1,450 | 131 |
| SOUTHBOROUGH | $2,447 | 10 |
| SOUTHBRIDGE | $1,443 | 133 |
| SOUTH HADLEY | $1,088 | 276 |
| SOUTHWICK | $865 | 319 |
| SPENCER | $662 | 332 |
| SPRINGFIELD | $2,116 | 27 |
| STERLING | NA | NA |
| STOCKBRIDGE | $1,304 | 186 |
| STONEHAM | $1,119 | 265 |
| STOUGHTON | $1,371 | 162 |
| STOW | $2,120 | 26 |
| STURBRIDGE | $1,590 | 98 |
| SUDBURY | $2,805 | 7 |
| SUNDERLAND | $1,064 | 286 |
| SUTTON | $1,565 | 102 |
| SWAMPSCOTT | $1,735 | 70 |
| SWANSEA | $1,174 | 248 |
| TAUNTON | $1,213 | 230 |
| TEMPLETON | NA | NA |
| TEWKSBURY | $1,404 | 149 |
| TISBURY | $2,356 | 16 |
| TOLLAND | NA | NA |
| TOPSFIELD | $1,954 | 43 |
| TOWNSEND | $992 | 304 |
| TRURO | $2,040 | 35 |
| TYNGSBOROUGH | $1,544 | 107 |
| TYRINGHAM | $832 | 323 |
| UPTON | $1,283 | 201 |
| UXBRIDGE | $1,480 | 116 |
| WAKEFIELD | $1,124 | 264 |
| WALES | $1,180 | 245 |
| WALPOLE | $1,432 | 138 |
| WALTHAM | $1,036 | 292 |
| WARE | $1,266 | 210 |
| WAREHAM | $1,333 | 182 |
| WARREN | $635 | 333 |
| WARWICK | $1,068 | 285 |
| WASHINGTON | $1,137 | 261 |
| WATERTOWN | $1,062 | 287 |
| WAYLAND | $2,410 | 12 |
| WEBSTER | NA | NA |
| WELLESLEY | $2,098 | 28 |
| WELLFLEET | $1,704 | 74 |
| WENDELL | $1,219 | 227 |
| WENHAM | $1,594 | 96 |
| WESTBOROUGH | $2,218 | 23 |
| WEST BOYLSTON | $1,273 | 206 |
| WEST BRIDGEWATER | $1,431 | 140 |
| WEST BROOKFIELD | $795 | 327 |
| WESTFIELD | $1,298 | 192 |
| WESTFORD | $2,091 | 29 |
| WESTHAMPTON | $1,703 | 75 |
| WESTMINSTER | $1,262 | 212 |
| WEST NEWBURY | $1,301 | 190 |
| WESTON | $2,957 | 5 |
| WESTPORT | $1,079 | 281 |
| WEST SPRINGFIELD | $1,268 | 208 |
| WEST STOCKBRIDGE | $2,017 | 36 |
| WEST TISBURY | $2,896 | 6 |
| WESTWOOD | $2,330 | 18 |
| WEYMOUTH | $1,017 | 299 |
| WHATELY | $1,739 | 69 |
| WHITMAN | $759 | 329 |
| WILBRAHAM | $1,425 | 141 |
| WILLIAMSBURG | $1,212 | 231 |
| WILLIAMSTOWN | $1,236 | 220 |
| WILMINGTON | $1,722 | 73 |
| WINCHENDON | $1,405 | 148 |
| WINCHESTER | $1,672 | 78 |
| WINDSOR | $1,248 | 215 |
| WINTHROP | $947 | 309 |
| WOBURN | $1,267 | 209 |
| WORCESTER | $1,230 | 223 |
| WORTHINGTON | NA | NA |
| WRENTHAM | $1,551 | 105 |
| YARMOUTH | $1,164 | 250 |