At a glance
Source years shown below
Reported students
24,778
NCES CCD 2024–25
Open schools
47
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Student–teacher ratio
13:1
Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE
Spending per pupil
$22,198
Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33
Instruction per pupil
$14,827
Calculated from FY 2023 F-33
Grades served
PK–12
NCES preliminary directory 2025–26
Historical enrollment and staffing · CRDC 2021–22
These older figures are kept separate from 2024–25 statistics and benchmarks. Agency figures aggregate matched current school records; they may not cover the complete historical district.
- Students
- 22,768
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,859.2
- Student–teacher ratio
- 12.2:1
What current records say about Worcester
Worcester operates 47 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in Worcester, Massachusetts. NCES reports 24,778 students and 1,909.77 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.
Within Massachusetts agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 2 of 323 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.
FY 2023 finance records show $22,198 in current expenditure per pupil and $14,827 per pupil assigned to instruction. Within the same NCES agency type, this places reported current spending 155 of 320 in Massachusetts. Local wages, transportation, special education, facilities, and agency responsibilities all affect this comparison.
Reported needs and resources
- English learners
- 29.1%
- Students with disabilities (IDEA)
- 19.6%
- Classroom teachers (FTE)
- 1,909.77
- Current expenditure (FY 2023)
- $548,438,000
Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.
Worcester
Worcester, Massachusetts
NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 42.2627, -71.8066
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Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment
- White24.9%
- Hispanic45.9%
- Black18.5%
- Asian6.3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native0.2%
- Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0%
- Multiracial4%
Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.
Explore schools in Worcester
47 current directory entries
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Showing 1–24 of 47 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.
| School | Level / grades | Students | Ratio | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belmont Street Community | ElementaryPK–06 | 615 | 14.8:1 | |
| Burncoat Middle School | Middle07–08 | 720 | 13.5:1 | |
| Burncoat Senior High | High09–12 | 1,073 | 13.3:1 | |
| Burncoat Street | ElementaryKG–06 | 223 | 10.8:1 | |
| Canterbury | ElementaryPK–06 | 329 | 12.7:1 | |
| Chandler Elementary Community | ElementaryKG–06 | 402 | 14.5:1 | |
| City View | ElementaryPK–06 | 464 | 12.1:1 | |
| Claremont Academy | High07–12 | 474 | 13.1:1 | |
| Clark St Community | ElementaryPK–06 | 278 | 12.7:1 | |
| Columbus Park | ElementaryPK–06 | 381 | 13:1 | |
| Doherty Memorial High | High09–12 | 1,573 | 15.3:1 | |
| Elm Park Community | ElementaryKG–06 | 478 | 14.9:1 | |
| Flagg Street | ElementaryKG–06 | 412 | 18.3:1 | |
| Forest Grove Middle | Middle07–08 | 839 | 11.5:1 | |
| Francis J McGrath Elementary | ElementaryPK–06 | 200 | 11.3:1 | |
| Gates Lane | ElementaryPK–06 | 547 | 12.4:1 | |
| Goddard School/Science Technical | ElementaryPK–06 | 359 | 12.3:1 | |
| Grafton Street | ElementaryKG–06 | 386 | 11.5:1 | |
| Head Start | OtherPK–PK | 349 | 15.2:1 | |
| Heard Street | ElementaryKG–06 | 245 | 13.8:1 | |
| Jacob Hiatt Magnet | ElementaryPK–06 | 367 | 14:1 | |
| Lake View | ElementaryPK–06 | 284 | 14.5:1 | |
| Lincoln Street | ElementaryKG–06 | 177 | 9.6:1 | |
| May Street | ElementaryKG–06 | 310 | 14.3:1 |