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Wilmington Public Schools, Massachusetts

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Wilmington Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 2,760 (2023-2024)
Schools: 7 (2023-2024)
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Wilmington Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Middlesex County). During the 2024 school year, 2,760 students attended one of the district's seven schools.

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

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School board

Wilmington 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
Jennifer Bryson
Jesse Fennelly
Nicholas Golden
Rebecca Lord
Michael Mercaldi
David Ragsdale
Stephen Turner

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: $4,335,000 $1,548 6%
Local: $45,197,000 $16,136 64%
State: $20,936,000 $7,474 30%
Total: $70,468,000 $25,158
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $75,567,000 $26,978
Total Current Expenditures: $66,338,000 $23,683
Instructional Expenditures: $42,171,000 $15,055 56%
Student and Staff Support: $8,919,000 $3,184 12%
Administration: $6,059,000 $2,163 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $9,189,000 $3,280 12%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,064,000 $379
Construction: $755,000 $269
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $1,845,000 $658


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 49 75-79 21-39 30-34 PS 50-59 48
2018-2019 67 85-89 21-39 55-59 PS 70-74 67
2017-2018 66 85-89 40-59 50-54 PS 60-69 67
2016-2017 64 80-84 21-39 45-49 PS 60-69 64
2015-2016 69 85-89 40-59 55-59 PS 70-79 69
2014-2015 69 85-89 40-59 45-49 PS 70-79 70
2013-2014 67 85-89 40-59 30-39 PS 60-69 67
2012-2013 67 75-79 40-59 50-59 PS 60-69 66
2011-2012 68 85-89 60-79 40-49 PS 60-69 68
2010-2011 65 80-84 40-59 50-59 50-59 65

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 59 75-79 40-59 45-49 PS 70-79 59
2018-2019 61 80-84 40-59 50-54 PS 70-74 60
2017-2018 62 75-79 21-39 50-54 PS 60-69 62
2016-2017 63 70-74 21-39 50-54 PS 70-79 63
2015-2016 77 85-89 60-79 65-69 PS 70-79 78
2014-2015 79 85-89 60-79 60-64 PS 80-89 79
2013-2014 78 80-84 >=80 50-59 PS 70-79 78
2012-2013 75 80-84 60-79 60-69 PS 70-79 75
2011-2012 77 80-84 60-79 60-69 PS 70-79 78
2010-2011 78 80-84 60-79 60-69 >=90 79

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 95 >=50 PS >=50 PS >=95
2018-2019 96 >=50 PS >=50 PS PS >=95
2017-2018 97 >=80 >=50 >=50 >=50 >=95
2016-2017 97 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 93 >=50 PS PS PS >=95
2014-2015 93 >=50 PS >=50 >=50 90-94
2013-2014 93 PS PS PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 91 >=80 PS PS PS 90-94
2011-2012 91 >=50 90-94
2010-2011 92 >=50 PS PS 90-94


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 2,760 -2.9
2022-2023 2,840 1.4
2021-2022 2,801 -1.0
2020-2021 2,830 -11.9
2019-2020 3,166 -1.0
2018-2019 3,197 -4.2
2017-2018 3,330 -3.9
2016-2017 3,461 0.5
2015-2016 3,442 -0.2
2014-2015 3,448 -2.1
2013-2014 3,522 -1.1
2012-2013 3,559 -1.7
2011-2012 3,620 -3.1
2010-2011 3,732 -1.4
2009-2010 3,783 0.5
2008-2009 3,764 -2.0
2007-2008 3,841 -0.1
2006-2007 3,844 0.4
2005-2006 3,828 -0.2
2004-2005 3,835 1.1
2003-2004 3,792 -0.5
2002-2003 3,811 2.6
2001-2002 3,712 0.2
2000-2001 3,705 3.4
1999-2000 3,578 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Wilmington Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.1 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 7.1 7.4
Black 1.6 9.6
Hispanic 6.4 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.4 4.5
White 80.3 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, Wilmington Public Schools had 262.18 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 10.53.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 6.00
Kindergarten: 18.41
Elementary: 171.01
Secondary: 66.76
Total: 262.18

Wilmington Public Schools employed 10.20 district administrators and 15.90 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.20
District Administrative Support: 8.00
School Administrators: 15.90
School Administrative Support: 15.10
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 85.25
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 7.99
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 3.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 4.99
Librarians/Media Specialists: 2.62
Library/Media Support: 5.40
Student Support Services: 51.70
Other Support Services: 9.60


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]

Wilmington Public Schools operates seven schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Boutwell144PK-KG
North Intermediate2494-5
Shawsheen Elementary3421-3
West Intermediate2734-5
Wilmington High6139-12
Wilmington Middle School7816-8
Woburn Street3581-3

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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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