Palmer Public Schools
Hampden County, Massachusetts

Displayed below are the facts and figures for the Palmer Public Schools collected for the year 2012.

This school district oversees the following schools:

District Facts

Fall Enrollment 1,582 pupils
State Massachusetts
County Hampden County
Core-Based Statistical Area (CBSA) Springfield, MA
Combined Statistical Area (CSA) Springfield-Greenfield Town, MA

Total Revenue

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue $22,226
Total Revenue from Federal Sources $973
Compensatory (Title I) $379
Children with disabilities $16
Child Nutrition Act $377
All other federal aid $201
Total Revenue from State Sources $13,343
General formula assistance $10,519
Special education programs $0
Transportation programs $459
All other state revenue $2,365
Total Revenue from Local Sources $7,910
All taxes $0
Property taxes $0
Parent government contributions $7,335
Revenue from cities and counties $0
Revenue from other school systems $0
Charges $412
Other local revenues $163

Total Expenditure

All amounts are expressed in thousands of dollars.
Total Elementary-Secondary Expenditure $23,455
Total Current Spending $21,492
Total salaries and wages $11,189
Total employee benefit payments $4,748
Total Current Spending for Instruction $14,167
Salaries and wages for instruction $8,047
Employee benefits for instruction $3,413
Total Current Spending for Support Services $6,447
Pupil support $1,191
Instructional staff support $747
General administration $103
School administration $999
Other and nonspecified $3,407
Other Current Spending $878
Total Capital Outlay Expenditure $1,207
Payments to Other Governments $740
Interest on School System Indebtedness $16
Long-term debt outstanding at end of the fiscal year $0
Long-term debt issued during the fiscal year $0
Long-term debt retired during the fiscal year $0

Total Revenue (percent)

Total Elementary-Secondary Revenue 100.0%
Total Revenue from Federal Sources 4.4%
Compensatory (Title I) 1.7%
Total Revenue from State Sources 60.0%
General formula assistance 47.3%
Total Revenue from Local Sources 35.6%
Taxes and parent government contributions 33.0%
Revenue from other local governments 0.0%
Charges 1.9%

Total Spending (per pupil)

Total Elementary-Secondary Spending (per pupil) $12,331
Per-pupil salaries and wages $7,073
Per-pupil employee benefit payments $3,001
Per-pupil Current Spending for Instruction $7,701
Salaries and wages $5,087
Employee benefits $2,157
Per-pupil Current Spending for Support Services $5,087
Pupil support $753
Instructional staff support $472
General administration $65
School administration $631