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Belmont Public Schools, Massachusetts

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Belmont Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 6
Students: 4,424 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Belmont Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Middlesex County). During the 2024 school year, 4,424 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

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

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School board

Belmont Public Schools consists of six members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Zehra Abid-Wood
Matthew Kraft
Meghan Moriarty
Brian Palmer
Jung Yueh
Amy Zuccarello

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, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $5,506,000 $1,264 5%
Local: $69,739,000 $16,010 62%
State: $37,263,000 $8,554 33%
Total: $112,508,000 $25,828
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $255,586,000 $58,674
Total Current Expenditures: $80,307,000 $18,435
Instructional Expenditures: $52,147,000 $11,971 20%
Student and Staff Support: $9,875,000 $2,266 4%
Administration: $6,677,000 $1,532 3%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $11,608,000 $2,664 5%
Total Capital Outlay: $137,774,000 $31,628
Construction: $75,840,000 $17,410
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $28,134,000 $6,458


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 69 87 15-19 45-49 PS 65-69 68
2018-2019 82 95 30-34 60-64 PS 80-84 82
2017-2018 80 94 30-34 60-64 PS 80-84 80
2016-2017 80 94 35-39 60-64 PS 85-89 80
2015-2016 87 94 50-54 70-74 PS 85-89 88
2014-2015 87 96 45-49 75-79 PS 85-89 88
2013-2014 86 93 55-59 70-74 PS 85-89 86
2012-2013 84 92 50-54 65-69 85-89 84
2011-2012 82 90-94 40-44 70-74 85-89 83
2010-2011 81 90-94 40-44 65-69 85-89 82

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 77 85 35-39 55-59 PS 80-84 77
2018-2019 81 91 35-39 55-59 PS 80-84 82
2017-2018 81 91 40-44 60-64 PS 80-84 81
2016-2017 78 88 40-44 60-64 PS 80-84 78
2015-2016 92 96 70-74 85-89 PS >=95 92
2014-2015 92 96 70-74 90-94 PS 90-94 92
2013-2014 88 94 65-69 80-84 PS 80-84 89
2012-2013 89 93 70-74 80-84 90-94 89
2011-2012 90 90-94 60-64 85-89 90-94 91
2010-2011 90 90-94 65-69 90-94 90-94 90

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 96 >=90 >=50 >=80 >=50 >=95
2018-2019 97 >=90 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=95
2017-2018 98 >=90 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=95
2016-2017 97 >=90 >=50 >=50 >=80 >=95
2015-2016 96 >=95 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2014-2015 94 >=90 >=50 >=50 >=80 90-94
2013-2014 95 >=90 >=50 >=50 >=80 >=95
2012-2013 96 >=90 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2011-2012 96 >=90 >=50 >=50 >=95
2010-2011 93 >=90 >=50 >=50 PS 90-94


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 (%)
2023-2024 4,424 -1.9
2022-2023 4,507 3.4
2021-2022 4,356 -1.5
2020-2021 4,420 -6.3
2019-2020 4,700 1.5
2018-2019 4,628 0.8
2017-2018 4,592 0.7
2016-2017 4,558 2.5
2015-2016 4,446 3.7
2014-2015 4,283 1.8
2013-2014 4,205 3.3
2012-2013 4,065 2.6
2011-2012 3,961 0.8
2010-2011 3,928 -1.2
2009-2010 3,974 2.8
2008-2009 3,863 2.7
2007-2008 3,759 0.9
2006-2007 3,727 0.9
2005-2006 3,694 -0.5
2004-2005 3,711 -0.1
2003-2004 3,713 3.0
2002-2003 3,601 0.7
2001-2002 3,574 0.3
2000-2001 3,563 -1.3
1999-2000 3,608 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Belmont Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 23.6 7.4
Black 4.1 9.6
Hispanic 5.4 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.1
Two or More Races 8.2 4.5
White 57.9 52.8

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 2023-2024 school year, Belmont Public Schools had 294.35 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 15.03.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 4.00
Kindergarten: 17.86
Elementary: 190.49
Secondary: 82.00
Total: 294.35

Belmont Public Schools employed 11.00 district administrators and 14.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 11.00
District Administrative Support: 10.00
School Administrators: 14.00
School Administrative Support: 17.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 103.06
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 5.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 15.40
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 8.40
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 7.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 9.78
Student Support Services: 39.19
Other Support Services: 16.98


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]

Belmont Public Schools operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Belmont High1,4629-12
Belmont Middle School6667-8
Daniel Butler321KG-4
Mary Lee Burbank322KG-4
Roger E Wellington522PK-4
Winn Brook418KG-4
Winthrop L Chenery Middle7135-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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