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Ashland Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 2,903 (2023-2024)
Schools: 5 (2023-2024)
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Ashland Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Middlesex County). During the 2024 school year, 2,903 students attended one of the district's five schools.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Tina Fitanides2027
Marc Terry2027
Laurie Tosti2026
Marcy Culverwell2025
Paul Kendall2025

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Ashland Public Schools
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 7th Middlesex DistrictJack Patrick LewisDemocratic Party 100% 56%

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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: $3,294,000 $1,148 6%
Local: $33,322,000 $11,610 57%
State: $22,153,000 $7,719 38%
Total: $58,769,000 $20,477
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $96,833,000 $33,739
Total Current Expenditures: $49,522,000 $17,255
Instructional Expenditures: $31,301,000 $10,906 32%
Student and Staff Support: $7,170,000 $2,498 7%
Administration: $3,604,000 $1,255 4%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,447,000 $2,594 8%
Total Capital Outlay: $43,222,000 $15,059
Construction: $15,348,000 $5,347
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $30,000 $10
Interest on Debt: $877,000 $305

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 53 85-89 30-39 25-29 <50 30-39 54
2018-2019 66 85-89 40-59 35-39 <50 60-69 69
2017-2018 65 85-89 60-69 35-39 <50 60-69 66
2016-2017 64 85-89 40-59 35-39 <50 40-49 66
2015-2016 76 90-94 60-69 50-54 >=50 70-79 78
2014-2015 72 90-94 60-69 45-49 PS 60-69 74
2013-2014 69 >=95 40-59 40-44 PS 70-79 69
2012-2013 70 90-94 50-59 40-44 PS 70-79 70
2011-2012 72 >=95 50-59 40-44 PS 70-79 72
2010-2011 70 90-94 40-49 35-39 PS >=80 72

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 61 80-84 50-59 30-34 <50 50-59 65
2018-2019 68 85-89 40-59 35-39 <50 70-79 71
2017-2018 67 80-84 60-69 40-44 <50 60-69 69
2016-2017 63 75-79 40-59 30-34 <50 60-69 66
2015-2016 82 90-94 70-79 60-64 PS 80-89 83
2014-2015 78 85-89 60-69 55-59 PS 70-79 81
2013-2014 75 90-94 40-59 45-49 PS 80-89 77
2012-2013 78 90-94 70-79 45-49 PS 80-89 79
2011-2012 79 90-94 70-79 50-54 PS 80-89 80
2010-2011 79 85-89 70-79 50-54 PS >=80 80

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 94 >=90 >=50 80-89 PS PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 >=80 PS 60-79 PS >=95
2017-2018 >=95 >=80 PS >=80 PS >=50 90-94
2016-2017 >=95 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=95
2015-2016 90-94 >=50 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2014-2015 90-94 PS >=50 >=50 PS 90-94
2013-2014 >=95 >=50 >=50 >=80 PS >=95
2012-2013 90-94 >=50 PS >=50 90-94
2011-2012 >=95 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2010-2011 85-89 >=50 PS >=50 PS 85-89

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 2,903 -0.8
2022-2023 2,925 1.9
2021-2022 2,870 4.9
2020-2021 2,729 -4.4
2019-2020 2,849 0.1
2018-2019 2,845 3.1
2017-2018 2,756 0.9
2016-2017 2,730 -0.4
2015-2016 2,742 5.4
2014-2015 2,595 0.5
2013-2014 2,581 0.3
2012-2013 2,573 -0.4
2011-2012 2,583 -1.6
2010-2011 2,624 -0.6
2009-2010 2,640 0.4
2008-2009 2,630 -1.6
2007-2008 2,671 0.7
2006-2007 2,653 0.0
2005-2006 2,654 0.9
2004-2005 2,629 1.5
2003-2004 2,590 1.4
2002-2003 2,553 0.9
2001-2002 2,530 6.2
2000-2001 2,372 3.2
1999-2000 2,296 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ashland Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 18.2 7.4
Black 2.9 9.6
Hispanic 18.8 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 3.6 4.5
White 56.2 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, Ashland Public Schools had 221.20 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 13.12.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 8.00
Kindergarten: 13.54
Elementary: 137.86
Secondary: 61.80
Total: 221.20

Ashland Public Schools employed 9.00 district administrators and 16.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 9.00
District Administrative Support: 8.00
School Administrators: 16.00
School Administrative Support: 10.48
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 62.50
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 12.23
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 8.23
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 4.00
Student Support Services: 31.57
Other Support Services: 2.00

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]

Ashland Public Schools operates five schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ashland High8709-12
Ashland Middle6796-8
David Mindess6673-5
Henry E Warren Elementary611KG-2
William Pittaway Elementary76PK-PK


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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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