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Chelsea School District

6,094 students · 11 schools · 11.9:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #28 of 395 in Massachusetts

Students
6,094
Schools
11
Teachers (FTE)
512
Student–Teacher
11.9:1
County
Suffolk
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Chelsea School District

Chelsea School District is a public school system serving Suffolk County, Massachusetts, based in Chelsea. It serves 6,094 students across 11 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #28 largest of Massachusetts’s 395 school systems.

Phone6174664477
Address500 Broadway, Chelsea, MA 02150
CountySuffolk County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Chelsea School District enrolls 6,094 students in 11 schools — an average of about 554 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #28 of 395 statewide by enrollment.

Students
6,094
#28 of 395 in Massachusetts
Schools
11
~554 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Chelsea School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (6,094 students reported):

White
5%
Black
5%
Hispanic
89%
Asian
1%
Two or more
0%
Amer. Indian
0%
Pacific Isl.
0%

For economically-disadvantaged, English-learner, and special-education shares, plus school-by-school detail, see the federal sources in the full-data section.

Staffing & support

Teachers & staff

Chelsea School District employs about 512 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1 — about the Massachusetts average of 11.9:1. Total district staff is roughly 982.

Student–teacher ratio
11.9:1
state avg ~11.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
512
classroom teachers
Total staff
982
all district employees

Counselor and librarian/media counts are not published at the district level in the current NCES release; see the federal full-data links for staffing detail.

Funding

How Massachusetts funds schools

Massachusetts funds schools through Chapter 70: the state sets each district’s foundation budget (the minimum adequate spending level), determines each municipality’s required local contribution from property and income wealth, and fills the gap with state aid. The 2019 Student Opportunity Act raised the foundation rates for employee benefits, special education, English learners and low-income students, still phasing in.

District-level per-pupil spending and the local/state/federal revenue split for Chelsea School District are published in the federal school-finance files — see the full-data links below for the current figures.

Accountability

Report card & state results

Massachusetts does not assign A–F letter grades; its DESE accountability system reports an accountability percentile (1–99) and a criterion-referenced classification of whether a district is meeting its targets, across achievement, growth, high-school completion, English-learner progress and chronic absenteeism. Look up Chelsea School District on the Massachusetts school and district report cards.

Accreditation

Accreditation status

The main voluntary K-12 accreditor for Massachusetts is NEASC (the New England Association of Schools and Colleges), an elective, membership-based process. Search Chelsea School District’s schools in the NEASC directory.

How it compares

Chelsea School District vs. Massachusetts

Enrollment rank
#28
of 395 districts
Ratio
11.9:1
state avg ~11.9:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Suffolk County

See every Massachusetts district side by side in the Massachusetts directory.

Go deeper

Look up Chelsea School District’s full data

These official sources carry the district-level detail — finances, discipline, equity, test scores, boundaries. Direct links for this district (via its NCES ID):

Data & sources

About this data

Enrollment, demographics, staffing, locale and contact details reflect the NCES Common Core of Data (2024–25); funding context from the Massachusetts Legislature (Chapter 70 & the Student Opportunity Act) and NEA Rankings & Estimates 2026. Figures are the latest available and may lag the current school year. This page is informational, not an official district record, and not affiliated with or endorsed by Chelsea School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2503540. Confirm current details with the district and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.