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Leicester, MA
Public School Ratings




Leicester Public Schools

Source & Methodology

Analytics built by:   Location, Inc.

Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

Methodology:   Only NeighborhoodScout gives you nationally comparable school ranks based on test scores, so you can directly compare the quality of schools in any location. Read more about Scout's School Data


Leicester School District details

Leicester School District
3 Washburn Square
Leicester, MA 01524

1,374 Students enrolled in District

4 Schools in District

13 Students Per Classroom (State average is 12)

Leicester School District School Quality Ratings

District Quality Compared to Massachusetts

3

(10 is best)

Better than 27.5% of all MA school districts.

District Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Better than 56.8% of all U.S. school districts.



Public School Test Scores

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
43%
34%
45%
33%
42%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math

Schools in this District

School Grades
Leicester Elementary School
170 Paxton Street
Leicester, MA, 01524
KG-04
Leicester High School
174 Paxton Street
Leicester, MA, 01524
09-12
Leicester Integrated Preschool School
174 Paxton Street
Leicester, MA, 01524
PK-PK
Leicester Middle School
174 Paxton Street
Leicester, MA, 01524
05-08

School District Enrollment by Group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 72.4% 57.0%
Black 6.1% 9.8%
Hispanic 18.0% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.4% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.3%
Economic Groups This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported

Educational Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $10,293 $14,143,000 51.9%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,708 $2,347,000 8.6%
Staff $602 $827,000 3.0%
General Administration $280 $385,000 1.4%
School Administration $839 $1,153,000 4.2%
Operation $1,240 $1,704,000 6.2%
Transportation $1,068 $1,468,000 5.4%
Other $482 $662,000 2.4%
Total Support $6,220 $8,546,000 31.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,332 $4,578,000 16.8%
Total Expenditures $19,845 $27,267,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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