How many students attend Worcester?

Worcester reported 24,778 students in 47 schools in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2025-2026.

How much does Worcester spend per student?

In the 2023-24 school year, Worcester spent $24,492 per student on current operations, compared with a Massachusetts average of $26,530.

What does per-pupil spending include?

It is current spending for elementary and secondary education divided by fall enrollment, as published by the Census Bureau. It includes instruction, support services such as transportation and administration, and other day-to-day costs. It leaves out capital outlay for buildings and interest on debt.

Why do some districts have no spending or poverty figures?

Charter districts, education service agencies and other special agencies often do not report finance data separately, and Census SAIPE estimates child poverty only for geographic school districts. Values are also hidden for districts with fewer than 50 students, where a per-pupil figure can swing widely.

Checked Oct 22, 2026

Worcester

Regular school district · Worcester, MA · Grades PK-12

Students: 24,778; 2025-2026 school year
Schools: 47
Students per teacher: 13.3; 1,867 full-time teachers
Spending per student: $24,492; Massachusetts average $26,530

District office

Address: 20 Irving Street, Worcester, MA 01609
Phone: (508) 799-3115
Website: worcesterschools.org

Enrollment and school counts come from the NCES Common Core of Data. Spending comes from the Census Bureau's Annual Survey of School System Finances, and child poverty from Census SAIPE model estimates. Per-pupil spending is current spending (salaries, benefits, supplies and services), not construction or debt, and is shown only for districts with at least 50 students.

Schools in Worcester

Public schools that report to this district in the NCES directory

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School	Grades	Students
Belmont Street Community	PK-6	615
Burncoat Middle School	7-8	720
Burncoat Senior High	9-12	1,073
Burncoat Street	K-6	223
Canterbury	PK-6	329
Chandler Elementary Community	K-6	402
City View	PK-6	464
Claremont Academy	7-12	474
Clark St Community	PK-6	278
Columbus Park	PK-6	381
Doherty Memorial High	9-12	1,573
Elm Park Community	PK-6	478
Flagg Street	K-6	412
Forest Grove Middle	7-8	839
Francis J McGrath Elementary	PK-6	200
Gates Lane	PK-6	547
Goddard School/Science Technical	PK-6	359
Grafton Street	K-6	386
Head Start	PK	349
Heard Street	K-6	245
Jacob Hiatt Magnet	PK-6	367
Lake View	K-6	284
Lincoln Street	K-6	177
May Street	K-6	310
Midland Street	K-6	249
Nelson Place	PK-6	621
Norrback Avenue	PK-6	504
North High	9-12	1,376
Quinsigamond	PK-6	738
Rice Square	K-6	502
Roosevelt	PK-6	604
South High Community	9-12	1,800
Sullivan Middle	6-8	940
Tatnuck	PK-6	376
Thorndyke Road	K-6	319
Union Hill School	K-6	377
University Pk Campus School	7-12	233
Vernon Hill School	PK-6	525
Wawecus Road School	K-6	155
West Tatnuck	PK-6	343
Woodland Academy	K-6	482
Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT)	1-6	49
Worcester Alternative High School	9-12	36
Worcester Arts Magnet School	PK-6	372
Worcester Dual Language Magnet School	PK-6	519
Worcester East Middle	7-8	731
Worcester Technical High	9-12	1,442

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Frequently asked questions

How many students attend Worcester?: Worcester reported 24,778 students in 47 schools in the NCES Common Core of Data for 2025-2026.
How much does Worcester spend per student?: In the 2023-24 school year, Worcester spent $24,492 per student on current operations, compared with a Massachusetts average of $26,530.
What does per-pupil spending include?: It is current spending for elementary and secondary education divided by fall enrollment, as published by the Census Bureau. It includes instruction, support services such as transportation and administration, and other day-to-day costs. It leaves out capital outlay for buildings and interest on debt.
Why do some districts have no spending or poverty figures?: Charter districts, education service agencies and other special agencies often do not report finance data separately, and Census SAIPE estimates child poverty only for geographic school districts. Values are also hidden for districts with fewer than 50 students, where a per-pupil figure can swing widely.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and SAIPE · NCES district ID 2513230

Where the money comes from

2023-24 school year, Census Annual Survey of School System Finances

Source	Amount	Share
Local (property tax and other)	$54.5M	10%
State	$432M	78%
Federal	$64.5M	12%
Total revenue	$551M	100%

How the money is spent

2023-24 school year

Item	Amount
Total spending	$688M
Current operations	$645M
Construction and equipment	$12.3M
Instruction per student	$16,812
Support services per student	$7,680
Salaries per student	$15,505

Child poverty

Census SAIPE 2024 model estimate

About 17.0% of the 28,706 children ages 5 to 17 living within the district boundaries are in families below the poverty line (4,882 children). The estimated total population of the district area is 211,102.

Other districts in Worcester County

Data sources

Common Core of Data & EDGENational Center for Education Statistics · Official site
Annual Survey of School System FinancesU.S. Census Bureau · Official site
Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates (SAIPE)U.S. Census Bureau · Official site

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