Worcester, MA

Kids in Worcester

Public-school enrollment and staffing from NCES, plus bedrooms, childcare and how educated the adults already here are. This is not a GreatSchools ranking.

Public-school students: 122,785; NCES CCD 2024-2025, regular and charter districts in this metro.
Pupil–teacher ratio: 12.6; 9,719 teachers across 56 districts and 257 schools.
Districts / schools: 56 / 257; Open regular, component and charter LEAs geocoded to this CBSA.

Bedrooms you set: 1; A household this size usually wants a studio.
Childcare in this setup: $0; No kids under 5 in the current household, so this is $0.
Leftover with current kids: $2,424; After tax, rent and everything else.

Largest public school districts

The 12 biggest open regular and charter districts geocoded to the Worcester metro, ranked by students enrolled. District websites are the direct source for enrollment boundaries, calendars and programs.

District	City	Students	Schools	Pupil–teacher
Worcester	Worcester	24,778	47	13
Wachusett	Jefferson	6,557	13	13.2
Leominster	Leominster	6,193	13	13.7
Shrewsbury	Shrewsbury	5,956	9	13.8
Fitchburg	Fitchburg	5,234	8	12.1
Milford	Milford	4,512	6	11.6
Westborough	Westborough	3,831	6	11.1
Dudley-Charlton Reg	Dudley	3,476	7	13.2
Grafton	Grafton	3,089	6	13.1
Nashoba	Bolton	2,990	6	12.1
Gardner	Gardner	2,532	4	14.4
Auburn	Auburn	2,506	5	13.2

Worcester
Worcester
Students
24,778
Schools
47
Pupil–teacher
13
Wachusett
Jefferson
Students
6,557
Schools
13
Pupil–teacher
13.2
Leominster
Leominster
Students
6,193
Schools
13
Pupil–teacher
13.7
Shrewsbury
Shrewsbury
Students
5,956
Schools
9
Pupil–teacher
13.8
Fitchburg
Fitchburg
Students
5,234
Schools
8
Pupil–teacher
12.1
Milford
Milford
Students
4,512
Schools
6
Pupil–teacher
11.6
Westborough
Westborough
Students
3,831
Schools
6
Pupil–teacher
11.1
Dudley-Charlton Reg
Dudley
Students
3,476
Schools
7
Pupil–teacher
13.2
Grafton
Grafton
Students
3,089
Schools
6
Pupil–teacher
13.1
Nashoba
Bolton
Students
2,990
Schools
6
Pupil–teacher
12.1
Gardner
Gardner
Students
2,532
Schools
4
Pupil–teacher
14.4
Auburn
Auburn
Students
2,506
Schools
5
Pupil–teacher
13.2

Source: NCES CCD 2024–25, LEA directory, membership and staff files. Pupil–teacher is students divided by reported teacher FTE.

Public schools by level

Primary: 148; Elementary grades
Middle: 46; Middle or junior high
High: 59; Secondary grades
Other: 2; K–12, ungraded, alternative

255 open public schools in the NCES CCD 2024–25 school directory, grouped by the level NCES assigns from grades offered.

Where the Worcester metro sits

Roughly the core of the Worcester, MA metro area. Drag to look around, or open the larger map to search for a specific school or neighbourhood.

School photos and ratings need a Google Places or GreatSchools key we don't ship; the district websites above are the direct source.

If this were a family of four

Two adults, two kids, one under five, three bedrooms: leftover in Worcester would be -$320 a month, with $1,151 going to childcare. Run that household on the paycheck page →

Enrollment and staffing: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-2025, joined to metros with NCES EDGE LEA geocodes. Childcare is a national baseline scaled by this metro's cost index — not a daycare quote. No test-score rankings.