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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 1,604 (2023-2024)
Schools: 4 (2023-2024)
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Ipswich Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Essex County). During the 2024 school year, 1,604 students attended one of the district's four schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Haley Rist
Jennifer Donahue2028
Dianna Freehan2028
Kate Eliot2027
Jenny Connolly2026
Mat Perry2026
Sasha Sopic2026

Elections

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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: $2,200,000 $1,351 6%
Local: $28,493,000 $17,502 73%
State: $8,196,000 $5,034 21%
Total: $38,889,000 $23,888
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $40,888,000 $25,115
Total Current Expenditures: $36,481,000 $22,408
Instructional Expenditures: $22,608,000 $13,886 55%
Student and Staff Support: $6,151,000 $3,778 15%
Administration: $3,119,000 $1,915 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $4,603,000 $2,827 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,410,000 $1,480
Construction: $575,000 $353
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $23,000 $14
Interest on Debt: $207,000 $127


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 (%)
2021-2022 54 <50 <50 35-39 PS 50-59 55
2020-2021 41 <50 <50 20-29 30-39 43
2018-2019 64 60-79 <50 30-39 PS 50-59 67
2017-2018 66 40-59 <50 50-59 60-69 68
2016-2017 66 60-79 <50 40-49 70-79 67
2015-2016 72 >=80 <50 40-49 60-69 74
2014-2015 69 60-79 <50 40-49 60-69 71
2013-2014 70 >=80 >=50 50-59 50-59 70
2012-2013 71 >=80 <50 50-59 50-59 72
2011-2012 71 >=90 <50 50-59 PS 60-79 71
2010-2011 72 60-79 <50 40-59 PS >=80 73

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 (%)
2021-2022 58 <50 <50 40-44 PS 50-59 60
2020-2021 60 <50 <50 40-49 60-69 62
2018-2019 69 60-79 <50 40-49 PS 60-69 71
2017-2018 73 40-59 <50 50-59 70-79 74
2016-2017 65 60-79 >=50 50-59 60-69 66
2015-2016 78 60-79 >=50 40-49 70-79 80
2014-2015 80 >=80 >=50 50-59 60-69 81
2013-2014 76 >=80 >=50 40-49 60-69 77
2012-2013 78 >=80 >=50 60-69 60-69 78
2011-2012 78 80-89 >=50 50-59 PS 60-79 79
2010-2011 79 60-79 <50 40-59 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 (%)
2021-2022 90-94 PS PS >=50 >=50 90-94
2020-2021 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2019-2020 90-94 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2018-2019 90-94 PS >=50 PS PS 90-94
2017-2018 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 >=95 >=50 >=50 PS PS >=95
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 >=95 >=50 >=95
2010-2011 90-94 PS >=50 PS >=95


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 1,604 -1.2
2022-2023 1,624 -0.2
2021-2022 1,628 2.1
2020-2021 1,594 -5.3
2019-2020 1,679 -1.7
2018-2019 1,708 -1.6
2017-2018 1,735 -3.8
2016-2017 1,801 -3.7
2015-2016 1,868 -2.7
2014-2015 1,918 -3.5
2013-2014 1,986 -3.1
2012-2013 2,048 -3.2
2011-2012 2,114 0.1
2010-2011 2,111 -1.2
2009-2010 2,137 0.9
2008-2009 2,118 1.0
2007-2008 2,096 -0.6
2006-2007 2,109 1.3
2005-2006 2,082 -0.2
2004-2005 2,086 -0.4
2003-2004 2,094 1.2
2002-2003 2,068 1.3
2001-2002 2,041 1.8
2000-2001 2,004 2.5
1999-2000 1,953 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Ipswich Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 7.4
Black 1.1 9.6
Hispanic 9.4 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.2 4.5
White 83.5 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, Ipswich Public Schools had 162.30 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 9.88.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.31
Kindergarten: 6.21
Elementary: 104.37
Secondary: 48.41
Total: 162.30

Ipswich Public Schools employed 6.00 district administrators and 13.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 6.00
District Administrative Support: 7.00
School Administrators: 13.00
School Administrative Support: 11.56
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 57.10
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 5.70
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 2.70
Librarians/Media Specialists: 3.00
Library/Media Support: 4.00
Student Support Services: 44.00
Other Support Services: 4.00


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]

Ipswich Public Schools operates four schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ipswich High4829-12
Ipswich Middle School3826-8
Paul F Doyon Memorial371PK-5
Winthrop369PK-5

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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 2021-22 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed October 18, 2025
    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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