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Amesbury Public Schools, Massachusetts

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Amesbury Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,809 (2022-2023)
Schools: 5 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Amesbury Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Essex County). During the 2023 school year, 1,809 students attended one of the district's five schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

School board

Amesbury Public Schools consists of seven members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Kassandra Gove
Abigail Jurist Levy
Kurt Mansperger
Greg Noyes
Brock Omohundro
Kate Slater
Maryann Welch

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $3,645,000 $1,968 8%
Local: $27,820,000 $15,022 58%
State: $16,496,000 $8,907 34%
Total: $47,961,000 $25,897
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $47,437,000 $25,613
Total Current Expenditures: $38,888,000 $20,997
Instructional Expenditures: $24,601,000 $13,283 52%
Student and Staff Support: $5,134,000 $2,772 11%
Administration: $3,194,000 $1,724 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $5,959,000 $3,217 13%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,468,000 $1,332
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $4,000 $2
Interest on Debt: $1,084,000 $585


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 34 21-39 <=20 25-29 PS 30-39 35
2018-2019 54 40-59 21-39 35-39 PS 30-39 57
2017-2018 49 <50 <50 25-29 PS 30-39 52
2016-2017 50 <50 21-39 25-29 PS 50-59 53
2015-2016 62 <50 <50 40-44 PS 40-49 65
2014-2015 63 <50 <50 30-34 40-49 66
2013-2014 62 <50 <50 30-39 50-59 64
2012-2013 65 <50 <50 30-39 40-59 67
2011-2012 62 <50 <50 40-49 60-69 64
2010-2011 60 <50 <50 40-49 PS 40-59 61

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 51 40-59 21-39 40-44 PS 40-49 53
2018-2019 59 60-79 21-39 40-44 PS 60-69 61
2017-2018 53 <50 >=50 35-39 PS 40-49 56
2016-2017 55 <50 40-59 30-34 PS 60-69 57
2015-2016 72 >=50 >=50 50-54 PS 70-79 74
2014-2015 74 <50 >=50 55-59 70-79 76
2013-2014 73 <50 >=50 50-59 70-79 74
2012-2013 76 >=50 >=50 50-59 >=80 77
2011-2012 74 <50 <50 60-69 >=90 75
2010-2011 74 >=50 >=50 60-69 PS >=80 75

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89
2018-2019 85-89 PS PS >=50 >=50 85-89
2017-2018 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84
2016-2017 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 85-89
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS >=50 >=50 90-94
2014-2015 85-89 PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 85-89 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 80-84 85-89
2010-2011 80-84 PS PS PS PS 80-84


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 1,809 0.7
2021-2022 1,797 -3.1
2020-2021 1,852 -8.6
2019-2020 2,012 -2.3
2018-2019 2,058 -4.3
2017-2018 2,147 -1.7
2016-2017 2,184 -5.0
2015-2016 2,294 0.6
2014-2015 2,280 -3.0
2013-2014 2,348 0.5
2012-2013 2,337 0.9
2011-2012 2,315 -3.0
2010-2011 2,385 -1.6
2009-2010 2,424 0.6
2008-2009 2,409 -0.7
2007-2008 2,426 -0.3
2006-2007 2,433 -2.7
2005-2006 2,498 -4.4
2004-2005 2,608 -4.3
2003-2004 2,720 -1.9
2002-2003 2,773 -1.9
2001-2002 2,826 1.3
2000-2001 2,789 -1.5
1999-2000 2,832 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Amesbury Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.1 7.3
Black 1.8 9.4
Hispanic 11.4 24.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 4.3 4.4
White 81.3 54.3

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Amesbury Public Schools had 168.40 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.74.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.80
Kindergarten: 8.42
Elementary: 102.91
Secondary: 53.27
Total: 168.40

Amesbury Public Schools employed 3.00 district administrators and 9.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 3.00
District Administrative Support: 10.00
School Administrators: 9.00
School Administrative Support: 12.30
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 55.65
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.55
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 2.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 3.55
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 2.00
Student Support Services: 30.00
Other Support Services: 3.32


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

Amesbury Public Schools operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Amesbury Elementary328PK-4
Amesbury High4539-12
Amesbury Innovation High School459-12
Amesbury Middle5845-8
Charles C Cashman Elementary369PK-4

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