Regular local school district · Worcester County
Worcester County Public Schools, MA: schools, enrollment and spending
Worcester County Public Schools runs 47 public schools with 24,778 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 13.0 students per teacher is 1.0 higher than the Massachusetts figure of 12.0.Listed in NCES data as "Worcester".
At a glance
- Schools
- 47
- Students
- 24,778
- Teachers (FTE)
- 1,909
- Students per teacher
- 13.0
- MA: 12.0 · US: 15.3
- Address
- 20 Irving Street, Worcester, MA 01609
- Phone
- (508)799-3115
- County
- Worcester County
- Locale
- City: Midsize
- Grades offered
- PK to 12
- Agency type
- Regular local school district
- NCES district ID
- 2513230
- State district ID
- MA-0348
- Total staff (FTE)
- 4,021
- School counselors (FTE)
- 44.0About 563 students per counselor.
- School administrators (FTE)
- 207.0
Students per teacher compared
This district13.0
Massachusetts12.0
United States15.3
2020 finance data
From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (23,986), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
- Total revenue
- $511.0 million
- Federal revenue
- $46.9 million
- State revenue
- $339.0 million
- Local revenue
- $125.1 million
- Total spending
- $522.3 million
- Spending per pupil
- $21,774
- Salaries
- $275.0 million52.7% of total spending.
- Long-term debt (end of year)
- $100.1 million
Where revenue came from
- Federal: 9.2%
- State: 66.3%
- Local: 24.5%
Massachusetts overall
- Federal: 5.8%
- State: 39.5%
- Local: 54.7%
Spending per pupil compared
This district$21,774
Massachusetts$24,749
United States$16,826
Schools in Worcester County Public Schools
By level: 8 high, 4 middle, 34 elementary, 1 prekindergarten. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
| Belmont Street CommunityCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 615 | 15.0 |
| Burncoat Middle SchoolCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 720 | 13.6 |
| Burncoat Senior HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,073 | 13.4 |
| Burncoat StreetCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 223 | 11.2 |
| CanterburyCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 329 | 13.2 |
| Chandler Elementary CommunityCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 402 | 14.9 |
| City ViewCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 464 | 12.2 |
| Claremont AcademyCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 474 | 13.2 |
| Clark St CommunityCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 278 | 13.2 |
| Columbus ParkCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 381 | 13.1 |
| Doherty Memorial HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,573 | 15.3 |
| Elm Park CommunityCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 478 | 14.9 |
| Flagg StreetCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 412 | 18.7 |
| Forest Grove MiddleCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 839 | 11.5 |
| Francis J McGrath ElementaryCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 200 | 11.8 |
| Gates LaneCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 547 | 12.4 |
| Goddard School/Science TechnicalCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 359 | 12.4 |
| Grafton StreetCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 386 | 11.7 |
| Head StartCEP school | Prekindergarten | PK | 349 | 15.2 |
| Heard StreetCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 245 | 14.4 |
| Jacob Hiatt MagnetCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 367 | 14.1 |
| Lake ViewCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 284 | 14.9 |
| Lincoln StreetCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 177 | 9.8 |
| May StreetCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 310 | 14.8 |
| Midland StreetCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 249 | 13.8 |
| Nelson PlaceCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 621 | 13.5 |
| Norrback AvenueCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 504 | 12.0 |
| North HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,376 | 14.5 |
| QuinsigamondCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 738 | 13.4 |
| Rice SquareCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 502 | 15.7 |
| RooseveltCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 604 | 14.0 |
| South High CommunityCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,800 | 14.6 |
| Sullivan MiddleCEP school | Middle | 6 to 8 | 940 | 12.9 |
| TatnuckCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 376 | 13.9 |
| Thorndyke RoadCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 319 | 15.2 |
| Union Hill SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 377 | 13.5 |
| University Pk Campus SchoolCEP school | High | 7 to 12 | 233 | 11.7 |
| Vernon Hill SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 525 | 13.5 |
| Wawecus Road SchoolCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 155 | 11.9 |
| West TatnuckCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 343 | 14.9 |
| Woodland AcademyCEP school | Elementary | K to 6 | 482 | 12.4 |
| Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT) | Elementary | 1 to 6 | 49 | 4.1 |
| Worcester Alternative High School | High | 9 to 12 | 36 | 3.0 |
| Worcester Arts Magnet SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 372 | 14.9 |
| Worcester Dual Language Magnet SchoolCEP school | Elementary | PK to 6 | 519 | 11.8 |
| Worcester East MiddleCEP school | Middle | 7 to 8 | 731 | 14.3 |
| Worcester Technical HighCEP school | High | 9 to 12 | 1,442 | 12.2 |
Nearby and related
Other districts in Worcester County
- Wachusett School District 6,557 students
- Leominster School District 6,193 students
- Shrewsbury School District 5,956 students
- Fitchburg School District 5,234 students
- Milford School District 4,512 students
- Westborough School District 3,831 students
- Dudley-Charlton Reg School District 3,476 students
- Grafton School District 3,089 students
- Nashoba School District 2,990 students
- Gardner School District 2,532 students
- Auburn School District 2,506 students
- Ashburnham-Westminster School District 2,255 students
- Quabbin School District 2,111 students
- Mendon-Upton School District 2,072 students
- Clinton School District 2,025 students
More in Massachusetts
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.