School staffing

Paraprofessional counts compared

For FY2025 the state counts 67.0 paraprofessional FTE; the town printed 52 paraprofessional names.

1 · The facts

  • 59.0

    paraprofessional FTE, the state, FY2023

  • 59

    paraprofessionals as people, the state, FY2023

  • 58

    paraprofessional names the town printed, FY2023 (ours)

    our estimate

  • 67.0

    paraprofessional FTE, the state, FY2025

  • 52

    paraprofessional names printed, FY2025 (ours)

    our estimate

  • 5

    titled paraprofessional, district directory, 9 October 2026

  • 51

    titled only “Special Services”, the same directory

  • —

    which school year a printed roster describes

    not published

2 · What it shows

  1. 1

    For FY2023 the state counts 59 paraprofessionals as people and 59.0 as FTE; the town printed 58.

  2. 2

    For FY2025 the state counts 67.0 FTE and the town printed 52 names.

  3. 3

    The district’s directory titles 5 people paraprofessional and 51 only “Special Services”.

Paraprofessionals, three counts by year
YearNames printed (ours)not from the booksState FTEState headcount
FY20255267.0—
FY20246666.0—
FY20235859.059
FY20224855.556
FY20216159.560
FY20203857.0—
FY20195353.0—
FY20185451.0—
FY20174659.5—
FY20165351.0—
FY20153531.0—
FY20144716.2—
FY20132114.8—
FY20123224.1—
FY20114224.1—

Names from the annual town reports, classified by printed title (our reading). FTE from DESE’s comparison sheet; headcount from DESE’s workforce file, which covers three years.

Sources

What changed

Version 15 — updated September 20, 2026