snapshot: education as a percent, 2012
By Matt Carroll, Globe Staff | Oct. 24, 2013
Displayed is the percent of general fund expenditures spent on education in each community. The Department of Revenue data is for fiscal 2012.
Community | Percent spent on education | Rank |
ABINGTON | 50.1 | 221 |
ACTON | 67.2 | 11 |
ACUSHNET | 62.1 | 36 |
ADAMS | 38.4 | 308 |
AGAWAM | 46.5 | 256 |
ALFORD | 46.5 | 256 |
AMESBURY | 54.3 | 152 |
AMHERST | 55.4 | 131 |
ANDOVER | 54 | 159 |
AQUINNAH | 26.2 | 334 |
ARLINGTON | 44 | 281 |
ASHBURNHAM | 54.1 | 157 |
ASHBY | 55.6 | 125 |
ASHFIELD | 61 | 50 |
ASHLAND | 54.2 | 153 |
ATHOL | 23.1 | 335 |
ATTLEBORO | 55.4 | 131 |
AUBURN | 54.5 | 149 |
AVON | 34.7 | 319 |
AYER | 47.3 | 250 |
BARNSTABLE | 50.9 | 207 |
BARRE | 52 | 187 |
BECKET | 48 | 242 |
BEDFORD | 45.9 | 262 |
BELCHERTOWN | 55.5 | 127 |
BELLINGHAM | 57 | 101 |
BELMONT | 53.2 | 171 |
BERKLEY | 67.2 | 11 |
BERLIN | 55.7 | 122 |
BERNARDSTON | 61.1 | 49 |
BEVERLY | 49.7 | 224 |
BILLERICA | 48.5 | 238 |
BLACKSTONE | 48.8 | 233 |
BLANDFORD | 57.2 | 96 |
BOLTON | 61.8 | 42 |
BOSTON | 36.3 | 314 |
BOURNE | 48.3 | 239 |
BOXBOROUGH | 60.7 | 55 |
BOXFORD | 65.7 | 16 |
BOYLSTON | 58.8 | 74 |
BRAINTREE | 56.1 | 114 |
BREWSTER | 45.6 | 269 |
BRIDGEWATER | 57.8 | 88 |
BRIMFIELD | 71 | 5 |
BROCKTON | 61.2 | 46 |
BROOKFIELD | 61.9 | 40 |
BROOKLINE | 41.4 | 298 |
BUCKLAND | 56.5 | 109 |
BURLINGTON | 51.1 | 202 |
CAMBRIDGE | 28.8 | 330 |
CANTON | 53.1 | 172 |
CARLISLE | 67.9 | 9 |
CARVER | 69.6 | 6 |
CHARLEMONT | 57.2 | 96 |
CHARLTON | 53.9 | 162 |
CHATHAM | 28.3 | 332 |
CHELMSFORD | 47.1 | 252 |
CHELSEA | 56.9 | 102 |
CHESHIRE | 58.3 | 83 |
CHESTER | 63.6 | 23 |
CHESTERFIELD | 59.7 | 64 |
CHICOPEE | 51.2 | 199 |
CHILMARK | NA | NA |
CLARKSBURG | 79 | 1 |
CLINTON | 50.9 | 207 |
COHASSET | 44.6 | 275 |
COLRAIN | 60.8 | 53 |
Community | Percent spent on education | Rank |
CONCORD | 60.4 | 57 |
CONWAY | 58.8 | 74 |
CUMMINGTON | 56.8 | 103 |
DALTON | 60.8 | 53 |
DANVERS | 43.9 | 283 |
DARTMOUTH | 58.5 | 78 |
DEDHAM | NA | NA |
DEERFIELD | 63.3 | 28 |
DENNIS | 36.9 | 311 |
DIGHTON | 59.8 | 63 |
DOUGLAS | 53.5 | 169 |
DOVER | 60.5 | 56 |
DRACUT | 57.1 | 100 |
DUDLEY | 52.2 | 184 |
DUNSTABLE | 62.8 | 32 |
DUXBURY | 59.6 | 65 |
EAST BRIDGEWATER | 46.5 | 256 |
EAST BROOKFIELD | 46.9 | 253 |
EASTHAM | 35.7 | 315 |
EASTHAMPTON | 44.1 | 280 |
EAST LONGMEADOW | 43 | 287 |
EASTON | 53.1 | 172 |
EDGARTOWN | 33.8 | 324 |
EGREMONT | 42 | 295 |
ERVING | 34.1 | 321 |
ESSEX | 60.9 | 52 |
EVERETT | 47.8 | 244 |
FAIRHAVEN | 54 | 159 |
FALL RIVER | 49.1 | 231 |
FALMOUTH | 41 | 300 |
FITCHBURG | 52.6 | 182 |
FLORIDA | 51.1 | 202 |
FOXBOROUGH | 51.9 | 191 |
FRAMINGHAM | 57.5 | 92 |
FRANKLIN | 57.5 | 92 |
FREETOWN | 54.5 | 149 |
GARDNER | 51.8 | 193 |
GEORGETOWN | 58.8 | 74 |
GILL | 55.9 | 118 |
GLOUCESTER | 36.9 | 311 |
GOSHEN | 56 | 116 |
GOSNOLD | NA | NA |
GRAFTON | 57.6 | 89 |
GRANBY | 59 | 72 |
GRANVILLE | 63.6 | 23 |
GREAT BARRINGTON | 55.8 | 120 |
GREENFIELD | 36.8 | 313 |
GROTON | 58.4 | 79 |
GROVELAND | 63.2 | 29 |
HADLEY | 41.8 | 297 |
HALIFAX | 56.7 | 106 |
HAMILTON | 67.3 | 10 |
HAMPDEN | 71.4 | 4 |
HANCOCK | 72.4 | 3 |
HANOVER | 52.9 | 175 |
HANSON | 45.7 | 267 |
HARDWICK | 50.9 | 207 |
HARVARD | 55.2 | 135 |
HARWICH | 31.1 | 326 |
HATFIELD | NA | NA |
HAVERHILL | 50.2 | 220 |
HAWLEY | 50.5 | 218 |
HEATH | 44.2 | 279 |
HINGHAM | 48.6 | 237 |
HINSDALE | NA | NA |
HOLBROOK | 45.9 | 262 |
HOLDEN | 58.2 | 84 |
HOLLAND | 63.4 | 26 |
HOLLISTON | 58.9 | 73 |
HOLYOKE | 45.9 | 262 |
HOPEDALE | 51.8 | 193 |
HOPKINTON | 58.4 | 79 |
HUBBARDSTON | NA | NA |
HUDSON | 55.6 | 125 |
HULL | 39.5 | 305 |
HUNTINGTON | 69.1 | 8 |
IPSWICH | 55.2 | 135 |
KINGSTON | 52.3 | 183 |
LAKEVILLE | 60.2 | 59 |
LANCASTER | 61.2 | 46 |
LANESBOROUGH | 55.9 | 118 |
LAWRENCE | 62.1 | 36 |
LEE | 47.3 | 250 |
LEICESTER | 60.1 | 61 |
LENOX | 49.8 | 223 |
LEOMINSTER | 58.4 | 79 |
LEVERETT | 66.1 | 15 |
LEXINGTON | 59.3 | 68 |
LEYDEN | 59.6 | 65 |
LINCOLN | 46.2 | 261 |
LITTLETON | 49.4 | 226 |
LONGMEADOW | 64.9 | 17 |
LOWELL | 55.1 | 139 |
LUDLOW | 47.8 | 244 |
LUNENBURG | 56 | 116 |
LYNN | 41.9 | 296 |
LYNNFIELD | 52.1 | 186 |
MALDEN | 42.9 | 289 |
MANCHESTER | 54.1 | 157 |
MANSFIELD | 53.6 | 166 |
MARBLEHEAD | 46.6 | 255 |
MARION | 53.3 | 170 |
MARLBOROUGH | 55.4 | 131 |
MARSHFIELD | 56.5 | 109 |
MASHPEE | 40.7 | 302 |
MATTAPOISETT | 53.9 | 162 |
MAYNARD | 45.8 | 265 |
MEDFIELD | 57.5 | 92 |
MEDFORD | NA | NA |
MEDWAY | 58.8 | 74 |
MELROSE | 39.1 | 306 |
MENDON | 55.5 | 127 |
MERRIMAC | 58.4 | 79 |
METHUEN | 57.2 | 96 |
MIDDLEBOROUGH | 46.5 | 256 |
MIDDLEFIELD | 50.1 | 221 |
MIDDLETON | 62.9 | 31 |
MILFORD | 52.7 | 179 |
MILLBURY | 55 | 141 |
MILLIS | 54.2 | 153 |
MILLVILLE | 56.3 | 113 |
MILTON | 51.8 | 193 |
MONROE | 29.3 | 328 |
MONSON | 34 | 322 |
MONTAGUE | 53.8 | 164 |
MONTEREY | 35.6 | 316 |
MONTGOMERY | NA | NA |
MOUNT WASHINGTON | NA | NA |
NAHANT | 34.2 | 320 |
NANTUCKET | 43 | 287 |
NATICK | 45 | 271 |
NEEDHAM | 49.3 | 229 |
NEW ASHFORD | 75.2 | 2 |
NEW BEDFORD | 49.4 | 226 |
NEW BRAINTREE | 58.1 | 86 |
NEWBURY | 54.7 | 146 |
NEWBURYPORT | 42.4 | 292 |
NEW MARLBOROUGH | 54.7 | 146 |
NEW SALEM | 61.2 | 46 |
NEWTON | 56.1 | 114 |
NORFOLK | 55.2 | 135 |
NORTH ADAMS | 42.3 | 293 |
NORTHAMPTON | 40.3 | 304 |
NORTH ANDOVER | 55.5 | 127 |
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH | 50.9 | 207 |
NORTHBOROUGH | 61.9 | 40 |
NORTHBRIDGE | 41.4 | 298 |
NORTH BROOKFIELD | 49.1 | 231 |
NORTHFIELD | 66.3 | 14 |
NORTH READING | 51.5 | 196 |
NORTON | 50.8 | 213 |
NORWELL | 49.4 | 226 |
NORWOOD | 42.2 | 294 |
OAK BLUFFS | 39 | 307 |
OAKHAM | 61 | 50 |
ORANGE | 55.5 | 127 |
ORLEANS | 29.9 | 327 |
OTIS | 52.9 | 175 |
OXFORD | 50.3 | 219 |
PALMER | 57.4 | 95 |
PAXTON | 51.2 | 199 |
PEABODY | 44.5 | 278 |
PELHAM | 63.4 | 26 |
PEMBROKE | 52 | 187 |
PEPPERELL | 62 | 39 |
PERU | 56.4 | 111 |
PETERSHAM | 64.2 | 20 |
PHILLIPSTON | 53 | 174 |
PITTSFIELD | 42.5 | 291 |
PLAINFIELD | 50.9 | 207 |
PLAINVILLE | 33.9 | 323 |
PLYMOUTH | 56.8 | 103 |
PLYMPTON | 59.2 | 70 |
PRINCETON | 60.2 | 59 |
PROVINCETOWN | 14.4 | 337 |
QUINCY | 35.6 | 316 |
RANDOLPH | 56.7 | 106 |
RAYNHAM | 54.9 | 145 |
READING | 37.1 | 310 |
REHOBOTH | 63.6 | 23 |
REVERE | 53.6 | 166 |
RICHMOND | 62.2 | 35 |
ROCHESTER | 62.1 | 36 |
ROCKLAND | 48.2 | 241 |
ROCKPORT | 44 | 281 |
ROWE | 41 | 300 |
ROWLEY | 54.4 | 151 |
ROYALSTON | 33.8 | 324 |
RUSSELL | 62.5 | 33 |
RUTLAND | 54.7 | 146 |
SALEM | 44.6 | 275 |
SALISBURY | 50.8 | 213 |
SANDISFIELD | 51.9 | 191 |
SANDWICH | 46.7 | 254 |
SAUGUS | 42.6 | 290 |
SAVOY | 51.2 | 199 |
SCITUATE | 54.2 | 153 |
SEEKONK | 48.8 | 233 |
SHARON | 59.3 | 68 |
SHEFFIELD | 69.5 | 7 |
SHELBURNE | 57.6 | 89 |
SHERBORN | 64 | 21 |
SHIRLEY | 52.2 | 184 |
SHREWSBURY | 52.7 | 179 |
SHUTESBURY | 60.3 | 58 |
SOMERSET | 55.7 | 122 |
SOMERVILLE | 27.9 | 333 |
SOUTHAMPTON | 61.3 | 45 |
SOUTHBOROUGH | 56.4 | 111 |
SOUTHBRIDGE | 53.6 | 166 |
SOUTH HADLEY | 51 | 205 |
SOUTHWICK | 47.5 | 248 |
SPENCER | 50.8 | 213 |
SPRINGFIELD | 61.6 | 43 |
STERLING | NA | NA |
STOCKBRIDGE | 35.4 | 318 |
STONEHAM | 40.7 | 302 |
STOUGHTON | 57.6 | 89 |
STOW | 64.5 | 19 |
STURBRIDGE | 55.2 | 135 |
SUDBURY | 64.9 | 17 |
SUNDERLAND | 58.2 | 84 |
SUTTON | 55 | 141 |
SWAMPSCOTT | 47.6 | 247 |
SWANSEA | 55 | 141 |
TAUNTON | 45.3 | 270 |
TEMPLETON | NA | NA |
TEWKSBURY | 47.9 | 243 |
TISBURY | 43.8 | 285 |
TOLLAND | NA | NA |
TOPSFIELD | 44.7 | 274 |
TOWNSEND | 55.1 | 139 |
TRURO | 28.8 | 330 |
TYNGSBOROUGH | 54 | 159 |
TYRINGHAM | 22.6 | 336 |
UPTON | 58 | 87 |
UXBRIDGE | 55.7 | 122 |
WAKEFIELD | 47.8 | 244 |
WALES | 59.6 | 65 |
WALPOLE | 50.9 | 207 |
WALTHAM | 43.3 | 286 |
WARE | 49.3 | 229 |
WAREHAM | 63 | 30 |
WARREN | 47.5 | 248 |
WARWICK | 51.4 | 197 |
WASHINGTON | 51.1 | 202 |
WATERTOWN | 37.4 | 309 |
WAYLAND | 48.7 | 236 |
WEBSTER | NA | NA |
WELLESLEY | 51.4 | 197 |
WELLFLEET | 29.2 | 329 |
WENDELL | 51 | 205 |
WENHAM | 55.8 | 120 |
WESTBOROUGH | 52.9 | 175 |
WEST BOYLSTON | 48.3 | 239 |
WEST BRIDGEWATER | 44.6 | 275 |
WEST BROOKFIELD | 52 | 187 |
WESTFIELD | 55.4 | 131 |
WESTFORD | 55 | 141 |
WESTHAMPTON | 64 | 21 |
WESTMINSTER | 52.7 | 179 |
WEST NEWBURY | 49.6 | 225 |
WESTON | 48.8 | 233 |
WESTPORT | 53.8 | 164 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD | 46.4 | 260 |
WEST STOCKBRIDGE | 61.5 | 44 |
WEST TISBURY | 56.7 | 106 |
WESTWOOD | 52.9 | 175 |
WEYMOUTH | 50.8 | 213 |
WHATELY | 59.1 | 71 |
WHITMAN | 44.8 | 273 |
WILBRAHAM | 62.3 | 34 |
WILLIAMSBURG | 54.2 | 153 |
WILLIAMSTOWN | 56.8 | 103 |
WILMINGTON | 57.2 | 96 |
WINCHENDON | 60.1 | 61 |
WINCHESTER | 45 | 271 |
WINDSOR | 67.1 | 13 |
WINTHROP | 43.9 | 283 |
WOBURN | 45.8 | 265 |
WORCESTER | 50.6 | 217 |
WORTHINGTON | NA | NA |
WRENTHAM | 52 | 187 |
YARMOUTH | 45.7 | 267 |