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Worcester Public Schools, Massachusetts

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Worcester Public Schools
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District details
School board members: 7
Students: 24,707 (2022-2023)
Schools: 46 (2022-2023)
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Worcester Public Schools is a school district in Massachusetts (Worcester County). During the 2023 school year, 24,707 students attended one of the district's 46 schools.

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

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School board

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

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Maureen Binienda
Sue Mailman
Joseph Petty
Vanessa AlvarezDistrict B20232025
Dianna BiancheriaDistrict C20232025
Alex GuardiolaDistrict D20232025
Jermaine JohnsonDistrict F20232025
Molly McCulloughDistrict A20232025
Kathleen RoyDistrict E20232025

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $46,943,000 $1,957 9%
Local: $125,088,000 $5,215 24%
State: $338,967,000 $14,132 66%
Total: $510,998,000 $21,304
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $522,269,000 $21,773
Total Current Expenditures: $458,846,000 $19,129
Instructional Expenditures: $306,968,000 $12,797 59%
Student and Staff Support: $61,891,000 $2,580 12%
Administration: $35,391,000 $1,475 7%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $54,596,000 $2,276 10%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,824,000 $201
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $4,153,000 $173


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 17 36 15 8 <=20 19 26
2018-2019 32 60 27 20 21-39 36 43
2017-2018 33 56 29 21 21-39 37 45
2016-2017 32 54 28 21 21-39 33 44
2015-2016 42 64 34 30 >=50 43 56
2014-2015 40 62 35 27 40-59 41 54
2013-2014 39 59 34 27 40-59 39 53
2012-2013 41 60 34 28 40-49 40 55
2011-2012 41 63 31 28 30-39 37 54
2010-2011 40 63 33 26 30-39 42 52

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 30 44 29 21 21-39 36 40
2018-2019 38 60 35 27 21-39 43 49
2017-2018 42 58 41 31 40-59 47 52
2016-2017 40 54 39 29 60-79 43 49
2015-2016 57 69 55 46 >=50 60 67
2014-2015 54 68 54 41 60-79 57 66
2013-2014 52 64 53 40 40-59 53 63
2012-2013 51 63 51 38 50-59 51 63
2011-2012 51 63 49 39 50-59 51 63
2010-2011 50 63 48 35 40-49 51 62

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 87 90-94 91 85 80-84 88
2018-2019 84 90-94 87 79 >=50 90-94 85
2017-2018 84 90-94 85 78 PS 80-89 88
2016-2017 83 >=95 88 77 PS 80-89 87
2015-2016 82 90-94 86 77 PS 60-69 84
2014-2015 81 90-94 80-84 75 60-79 80-89 84
2013-2014 79 90-94 80-84 72 >=50 60-79 82
2012-2013 73 85-89 77 63 <50 60-79 80
2011-2012 72 85-89 75-79 63 >=50 60-79 77
2010-2011 72 80-84 75-79 61 >=50 60-79 78


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 (%)
2022-2023 24,707 3.9
2021-2022 23,735 -1.1
2020-2021 23,986 -4.4
2019-2020 25,044 -1.5
2018-2019 25,415 0.4
2017-2018 25,306 -2.5
2016-2017 25,932 1.6
2015-2016 25,527 1.1
2014-2015 25,254 2.7
2013-2014 24,562 -0.7
2012-2013 24,740 1.3
2011-2012 24,411 0.9
2010-2011 24,192 0.8
2009-2010 23,988 3.7
2008-2009 23,109 1.0
2007-2008 22,876 -3.2
2006-2007 23,603 -1.7
2005-2006 24,008 -2.1
2004-2005 24,514 -2.1
2003-2004 25,028 -2.6
2002-2003 25,680 -0.6
2001-2002 25,826 0.0
2000-2001 25,828 1.4
1999-2000 25,464 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Worcester Public Schools (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 6.1 7.3
Black 16.7 9.4
Hispanic 45.8 24.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.0 0.1
Two or More Races 4.2 4.4
White 26.9 54.3

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 2022-2023 school year, Worcester Public Schools had 1,715.88 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 14.4.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 57.53
Kindergarten: 112.45
Elementary: 1,026.10
Secondary: 519.80
Total: 1,715.88

Worcester Public Schools employed 50.50 district administrators and 210.91 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 50.50
District Administrative Support: 159.40
School Administrators: 210.91
School Administrative Support: 193.85
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 662.17
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 48.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 12.50
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 35.50
Librarians/Media Specialists: 9.34
Library/Media Support: 45.00
Student Support Services: 449.71
Other Support Services: 211.99


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]

Worcester Public Schools operates 46 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Belmont Street Community585PK-6
Burncoat Middle School7127-8
Burncoat Senior High1,1799-12
Burncoat Street240KG-6
Canterbury294PK-6
Chandler Elementary Community426KG-6
Chandler Magnet402PK-6
City View430PK-6
Claremont Academy4887-12
Clark St Community268PK-6
Columbus Park386PK-6
Doherty Memorial High1,3449-12
Elm Park Community415KG-6
Flagg Street359KG-6
Forest Grove Middle8977-8
Francis J Mcgrath Elementary208PK-6
Gates Lane544PK-6
Goddard School/Science Technical380PK-6
Grafton Street427KG-6
Head Start407PK-PK
Heard Street246KG-6
Jacob Hiatt Magnet372PK-6
La Familia Dual Language School172PK-6
Lake View308KG-6
Lincoln Street242KG-6
May Street295KG-6
Midland Street206KG-6
Nelson Place575PK-6
Norrback Avenue507PK-6
North High1,3779-12
Quinsigamond713PK-6
Rice Square458KG-6
Roosevelt566PK-6
South High Community1,6669-12
Sullivan Middle8276-8
Tatnuck385PK-6
Thorndyke Road363KG-6
Union Hill School390KG-6
University Pk Campus School2247-12
Vernon Hill School474PK-6
Wawecus Road School133KG-6
West Tatnuck364PK-6
Woodland Academy487KG-6
Worcester Arts Magnet School368PK-6
Worcester East Middle7407-8
Worcester Technical High1,4699-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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