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Wellesley Public Schools, Massachusetts

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Wellesley Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 4,101 (2023-2024)
Schools: 10 (2023-2024)
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Wellesley Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Norfolk County). During the 2024 school year, 4,101 students attended one of the district's 10 schools.

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

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School board

Wellesley 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
Sharon Clarke
Illana Nissenbaum
Niki Ofenloch
Christina Horner2023
Linda Chow2018

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: $3,351,000 $781 2%
Local: $102,192,000 $23,821 76%
State: $28,614,000 $6,670 21%
Total: $134,157,000 $31,272
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $136,943,000 $31,921
Total Current Expenditures: $116,085,000 $27,059
Instructional Expenditures: $71,867,000 $16,752 52%
Student and Staff Support: $22,795,000 $5,313 17%
Administration: $7,886,000 $1,838 6%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $13,451,000 $3,135 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $2,566,000 $598
Construction: $729,000 $169
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $10,954,000 $2,553


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 66 87 25-29 40-44 70-74 64
2018-2019 77 95 40-44 50-54 PS 80-84 77
2017-2018 78 92 35-39 50-54 PS 80-84 79
2016-2017 75 91 35-39 45-49 75-79 76
2015-2016 82 94 45-49 55-59 80-84 84
2014-2015 83 >=95 50-54 60-64 PS 80-84 85
2013-2014 82 90-94 35-39 60-64 PS 80-84 85
2012-2013 81 90-94 35-39 55-59 PS 80-84 84
2011-2012 78 85-89 30-34 50-54 PS 80-84 80
2010-2011 76 80-84 30-34 55-59 PS 75-79 79

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 77 85 40-44 55-59 80-84 79
2018-2019 80 91 50-54 55-59 PS 80-84 81
2017-2018 82 91 50-54 60-64 PS 85-89 83
2016-2017 79 91 55-59 50-54 80-84 80
2015-2016 89 93 65-69 65-69 85-89 91
2014-2015 89 >=95 70-74 65-69 PS 85-89 91
2013-2014 89 90-94 65-69 75-79 PS 85-89 90
2012-2013 88 90-94 60-64 70-74 PS 85-89 90
2011-2012 89 90-94 55-59 75-79 PS 85-89 91
2010-2011 88 85-89 55-59 70-74 PS 85-89 91

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 96 >=90 >=80 >=80 >=50 >=95
2018-2019 98 >=90 >=80 >=50 >=80 >=95
2017-2018 97 >=90 >=80 >=80 >=80 >=95
2016-2017 96 >=90 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=95
2015-2016 96 >=90 >=50 >=80 >=50 >=95
2014-2015 96 >=90 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=95
2013-2014 97 >=90 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=95
2012-2013 97 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2011-2012 98 >=90 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2010-2011 97 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=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 4,101 -2.9
2022-2023 4,219 -1.7
2021-2022 4,290 -3.3
2020-2021 4,432 -9.7
2019-2020 4,862 -2.1
2018-2019 4,963 -0.9
2017-2018 5,006 -1.4
2016-2017 5,075 -1.2
2015-2016 5,134 1.3
2014-2015 5,067 0.7
2013-2014 5,033 1.6
2012-2013 4,954 -0.6
2011-2012 4,986 1.9
2010-2011 4,892 0.5
2009-2010 4,868 -0.6
2008-2009 4,896 2.7
2007-2008 4,765 2.8
2006-2007 4,631 1.6
2005-2006 4,559 3.6
2004-2005 4,396 3.3
2003-2004 4,252 4.1
2002-2003 4,079 4.8
2001-2002 3,884 2.9
2000-2001 3,773 2.4
1999-2000 3,684 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wellesley Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 17.8 7.4
Black 4.0 9.6
Hispanic 7.3 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 7.6 4.5
White 63.2 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, Wellesley Public Schools had 391.67 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.47.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 9.50
Kindergarten: 20.12
Elementary: 244.81
Secondary: 117.24
Total: 391.67

Wellesley Public Schools employed 13.80 district administrators and 27.79 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 13.80
District Administrative Support: 20.88
School Administrators: 27.79
School Administrative Support: 26.07
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 182.87
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 7.60
Total Guidance Counselors: 14.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 6.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 8.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.40
Library/Media Support: 16.00
Student Support Services: 82.78
Other Support Services: 26.10


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]

Wellesley Public Schools operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Ernest F Upham141KG-5
Hunnewell200KG-5
John D Hardy225KG-5
Joseph E Fiske316KG-5
Katharine Lee Bates253KG-5
Preschool At Wellesley Schools97PK-PK
Schofield299KG-5
Sprague Elementary School293KG-5
Wellesley Middle9196-8
Wellesley Sr High1,3589-12

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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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