Impact MetroWest

Education

Arts Teachers in Public Schools

Increasing

Arts Teachers in Public Schools

What does this measure?

The number of public school full-time equivalent (FTE) employees teaching arts, music, theatre, dance, or combination art and music classes, expressed as a rate per 10,000 enrolled students.

Why is this important?

Participating in arts allows students to explore different perspectives, reflect on emotions and foster creativity and innovation. Studies have shown that arts educational experiences can lead to more positive social and academic development outcomes among students. Arts teachers are crucial in providing access to arts education and creative experiences for students.

How is our region doing?

In 2024, there were 50 full-time art teachers employed in MetroWest public schools per 10,000 students, similar to the state rate of 51. Middlesex County had the highest rate at 52, followed by MetroWest (50), Norfolk and Worcester (both 48). MetroWest's rate has increased from 42 arts teachers per 10,000 students in 2008.

Notes about the data

None

Arts Teachers in Public Schools

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Massachusetts	40	41	40	40	42	43	44	46	47	46	47	47	48	49	49	51	51
Region	42	42	41	42	42	44	46	48	47	47	49	49	50	51	49	49	50
Middlesex County	44	44	44	44	44	47	47	48	46	46	48	48	49	50	51	52	52
Norfolk County	43	42	40	40	42	42	43	43	45	43	46	46	46	48	48	47	48
Worcester County	39	39	38	40	40	40	48	54	50	51	52	53	55	56	47	47	48
Acton School District	31	32	32	34	34	41	40
Acton-Boxborough School District	33	32	34	33	34	35	33	39	40	40	39	41	45	48	48	47	49
Ashland School District	44	45	42	39	41	45	40	47	45	41	42	41	40	43	39	40	40
Bedford School District	61	58	57	57	58	56	56	56	54	53	54	53	53	57	57	58	57
Bellingham School District	51	43	25	45	44	43	45	47	59	51	54	59	59	67	65	66	63
Boxborough School District	46	40	40	39	38	43	44
Carlisle School District	65	69	72	76	70	75	78	78	77	85	83	83	84	86	81	100	79
Christa McAuliffe Charter Public (District)	40	24	25	20	19	6	29	25	25	8	25	0	50	50	52	61	69
Concord School District	79	75	73	74	65	54	62	64	63	65	60	62	67	55	65	71	72
Concord-Carlisle School District	64	62	63	48	52	63	67	58	65	62	60	60	61	62	62	54	49
Dedham School District	51	51	50	49	44	45	44	48	47	52	53	57	56	57	54	56	54
Dover School District	64	55	66	58	63	61	48	51	51	50	49	48	53	63	55	54	54
Dover-Sherborn School District	48	55	46	64	46	48	51	49	57	52	52	55	52	51	49	44	52
Foxborough Regional Charter	30	28	29	32	28	22	27	35	32	30	37	38	34	32	33	0	39
Framingham School District	51	50	51	49	46	108	104	75	59	58	61	54	51	54	55	49	54
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential	21	44	43	20	25	26	25	13	13	25	13	8	8	8	26	8	14
Franklin School District	47	44	42	40	41	39	50	54	54	56	58	52	51	52	50	51	45
Harvard School District	60	53	63	67	48	51	54	55	52	57	58	60	62	63	60	60	60
Holliston School District	49	43	47	44	46	43	46	39	41	41	43	40	43	31	44	40	44
Hopkinton School District	54	52	51	52	52	53	49	52	46	49	47	43	44	37	45	44	45
Hudson School District	40	51	46	52	48	51	54	51	53	87	51	55	58	56	54	65	62
Innovation Academy Charter	49	40	69	56	61	65	72	65	69	80	69	69	69	57	64	63	61
Lexington School District	59	61	61	58	59	58	58	57	58	56	61	61	65	64	67	67	71
Lincoln School District	73	72	78	79	77	80	69	73	73	74	77	73	81	19	83	85	74
Lincoln-Sudbury School District	36	34	35	33	33	33	34	29	29	36	37	41	43	37	38	44	43
Littleton School District	32	39	44	42	48	38	33	33	36	18	36	41	40	36	35	37	35
Marlborough School District	39	40	39	43	42	50	44	50	43	48	49	46	52	51	45	46	46
Maynard School District	47	43	43	53	52	52	49	42	34	35	29	39	40	45	44	48	49
Medfield School District	46	47	45	47	48	46	49	51	52	50	49	46	47	54	54	55	53
Medway School District	40	33	41	39	39	36	41	42	42	49	48	44	58	64	56	56	54
Milford School District	54	55	50	51	49	45	45	49	46	47	45	43	45	46	46	48	45
Millis School District	38	33	35	26	25	23	29	26	37	31	34	36	40	43	37	41	34
Nashoba School District	46	46	45	45	44	37	49	46	49	51	49	51	57	49	52	50	52
Natick School District	39	37	37	37	39	39	38	38	37	38	42	41	43	51	53	58	61
Needham School District	48	47	46	42	44	45	45	50	52	53	50	45	49	57	62	60	61
Sherborn School District	45	45	58	70	76	49	52	48	48	44	45	46	44	49	40	45	45
Southborough School District	55	56	57	57	60	56	60	64	64	62	59	60	71	67	71	67	67
Sudbury School District	40	39	37	39	36	39	40	41	39	42	41	42	41	44	44	43	43
Walpole School District	42	45	42	39	39	44	47	47	48	50	50	54	55	51	56	56	59
Waltham School District	73	73	75	78	76	79	75	75	69	70	79	76	79	71	80	86	86
Wayland School District	56	59	55	62	53	60	61	63	64	63	59	58	61	63	61	58	57
Wellesley School District	53	52	55	55	56	59	63	60	61	60	67	67	64	74	70	72	71
Westborough School District	54	52	53	53	51	48	49	45	52	40	55	54	53	53	54	55	47
Westford School District	45	46	44	46	48	49	50	49	51	45	46	45	47	42	47	43	48
Weston School District	79	77	76	77	70	77	77	73	76	71	71	68	78	79	57	66	70
Westwood School District	75	73	68	67	62	62	65	67	69	69	73	74	76	66	71	78	78

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Notes: Figures are full-time equivalent (FTE) employees per 10,000 students.

Number of Arts Teachers in Public Schools

	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024
Massachusetts	3,899	3,928	3,781	3,819	4,021	4,151	4,245	4,415	4,434	4,393	4,490	4,482	4,579	4,487	4,484	4,615	4,670
Region	1,896	1,888	1,852	1,880	1,900	1,974	2,083	2,168	2,117	2,104	2,192	2,199	2,254	2,211	2,140	2,169	2,208
Middlesex County	946	943	933	944	944	1,019	1,023	1,029	1,003	1,007	1,056	1,045	1,080	1,047	1,079	1,107	1,122
Norfolk County	437	424	409	413	428	431	442	445	468	448	477	482	487	488	490	490	498
Worcester County	513	521	509	523	528	524	618	694	646	649	659	672	687	676	571	572	587
Acton School District	8	8	8	9	9	10	10
Acton-Boxborough School District	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	22	22	22	22	23	25	25	25	24	25
Ashland School District	12	12	11	10	11	12	10	12	12	11	12	12	12	12	11	12	12
Bedford School District	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	15	15
Bellingham School District	14	12	7	12	11	11	11	11	13	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13
Boxborough School District	3	2	2	2	2	2	2
Carlisle School District	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5
Christa McAuliffe Charter Public (District)	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	2	2	2	2	2
Concord School District	15	14	14	15	13	12	14	14	13	14	13	13	14	11	13	14	14
Concord-Carlisle School District	8	8	8	6	6	8	8	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	6
Dedham School District	15	15	15	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	15	15	15	14	14	15
Dover School District	4	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Dover-Sherborn School District	5	6	5	7	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	7	6	6	6	5	6
Foxborough Regional Charter	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	5	6	6	6	6	0	6
Framingham School District	41	41	41	40	38	89	87	62	50	50	53	47	46	47	49	45	49
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Franklin School District	29	28	26	24	25	23	29	30	30	30	31	27	26	25	24	24	21
Harvard School District	8	7	8	9	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	6	6	6	6
Holliston School District	15	12	14	13	13	12	13	11	12	12	12	12	12	8	12	11	12
Hopkinton School District	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	16	17	17	16	17	15	18	18	19
Hudson School District	12	15	14	16	14	15	16	15	15	23	13	14	15	14	13	15	14
Innovation Academy Charter	2	2	4	3	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5
Lexington School District	37	38	38	37	38	38	38	39	40	40	45	44	47	44	45	46	48
Lincoln School District	9	8	8	9	9	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	2	9	9	8
Lincoln-Sudbury School District	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	5	5	6	6	6	7	6	6	7	6
Littleton School District	5	6	7	7	8	6	5	5	6	3	6	7	7	6	6	6	6
Marlborough School District	18	18	18	20	19	23	20	23	19	22	23	21	25	24	21	22	22
Maynard School District	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	6	6
Medfield School District	14	14	14	14	14	13	13	13	14	13	13	12	12	14	14	14	13
Medway School District	11	9	11	10	10	9	10	10	10	11	11	10	13	13	12	12	12
Milford School District	23	23	21	21	20	19	19	21	19	20	19	19	20	20	20	22	20
Millis School District	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	4
Nashoba School District	15	15	16	16	16	13	17	16	17	18	16	16	18	15	16	15	16
Natick School District	18	18	18	18	19	20	20	20	20	21	23	23	24	27	28	31	32
Needham School District	24	24	25	23	24	25	25	27	29	30	29	26	28	31	34	33	34
Sherborn School District	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Southborough School District	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	8	9	8	9	9	9
Sudbury School District	13	13	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	12	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
Walpole School District	17	18	17	16	16	18	19	19	19	19	19	20	20	19	20	21	22
Waltham School District	35	35	36	37	38	40	39	39	37	38	44	43	46	39	44	48	49
Wayland School District	16	16	15	17	14	16	16	17	17	17	16	16	17	17	17	16	16
Wellesley School District	25	26	27	27	28	29	32	30	31	30	33	33	31	33	30	30	29
Westborough School District	19	18	19	19	18	17	18	16	19	15	22	21	21	20	21	21	18
Westford School District	24	25	23	25	25	26	26	25	26	23	23	23	23	20	22	20	21
Weston School District	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	17	17	15	15	14	16	15	11	13	14
Westwood School District	23	23	21	21	20	20	21	21	22	22	23	23	23	20	21	22	22

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education
Notes: Figures reflect full-time equivalent (FTE) employees.

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INDICATORS	REGIONAL TREND
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Children Living in Poverty	Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families	Increasing
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Disengaged Youth	Decreasing
Reports of Domestic Violence	Increasing
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments	Increasing
Households Without Vehicles	Maintaining
Means of Transportation to Work	Not Applicable
Households With Internet Access	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Decreasing
Average Charitable Contribution	Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Opioid Overdose Mortality Rate	Increasing
Crimes Against People	Decreasing
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Tourism Spending	Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Employment	Maintaining
Arts Grants Distribution	Maintaining
Arts and Culture Attendance	Not Applicable
Change in Total Population	Increasing
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Language Diversity	Increasing
Population by Age	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Age/Gender	Not Applicable
Seniors Living Alone	Decreasing
People with Disabilities	Maintaining
Change in Total Jobs by Sector	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate	Maintaining
Business Ownership by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Share of Workers who are Professionals, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
High-Tech Jobs	Decreasing
Female to Male Earnings Ratio	Maintaining
Prekindergarten Participation	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Student Group	Not Applicable
School Spending Per Student	Maintaining
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
College Admission Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Arts Teachers in Public Schools	Increasing
Students Taking Arts Courses	Increasing
Students Taking Arts Courses, by Grade Level	Not Applicable
Students Taking Arts Courses, by Student Group	Not Applicable
Students Taking Arts Courses, by Subject	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty	Maintaining
People Living in Poverty, by Education Level	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Households Receiving Temporary Assistance	Maintaining
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Maintaining
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Living Wage	Not Applicable
80/20 Income Ratio	Maintaining
Access to Financial Services, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership	Increasing
Cost of Homeownership, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Cost of Rent	Not Applicable
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homelessness	Increasing
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Children Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments	Increasing
Incarceration Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Tourism Spending	Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Employment	Maintaining
Arts Grants Distribution	Maintaining
Arts and Culture Attendance	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Business Ownership by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Share of Workers who are Professionals, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 3 English, by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
College Admission Rate, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Arts Teachers in Public Schools	Increasing
Students Taking Arts Courses	Increasing
Students Taking Arts Courses, by Grade Level	Not Applicable
Students Taking Arts Courses, by Student Group	Not Applicable
Students Taking Arts Courses, by Subject	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Access to Financial Services, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Cost of Homeownership, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Cost of Rent, by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable