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Gloucester School District

2,838 students · 7 schools · 11.0:1 ratio · grades PreK–12 · #96 of 395 in Massachusetts

Students
2,838
Schools
7
Teachers (FTE)
258
Student–Teacher
11.0:1
County
Essex
Grades
PreK–12
OverviewEnrollmentDemographicsStaffingFundingPerformanceAccreditationCompareFull data
Overview

About Gloucester School District

Gloucester School District is a public school system serving Essex County, Massachusetts, based in Gloucester. It serves 2,838 students across 7 schools spanning PreK–12, and is classified as a suburb: large district. By enrollment it is the #96 largest of Massachusetts’s 395 school systems.

Phone9782819800
Address2 Blackburn Drive, Gloucester, MA 01930
CountyEssex County
Enrollment & schools

Size and structure

Gloucester School District enrolls 2,838 students in 7 schools — an average of about 405 students per school. It serves grades PreK–12 and ranks #96 of 395 statewide by enrollment.

Students
2,838
#96 of 395 in Massachusetts
Schools
7
~405 students each
Grade span
PreK–12
Suburb: Large
Students & demographics

Who the district serves

Student race and ethnicity in Gloucester School District, from the NCES Common Core of Data (2,838 students reported):

White
75%
Black
2%
Hispanic
17%
Asian
2%
Two or more
4%
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

Gloucester School District employs about 258 full-time-equivalent teachers for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1 — below the Massachusetts average of about 11.9:1, meaning comparatively smaller classes. Total district staff is roughly 482.

Student–teacher ratio
11.0:1
state avg ~11.9:1
Teachers (FTE)
258
classroom teachers
Total staff
482
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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester 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 Gloucester School District’s schools in the NEASC directory.

How it compares

Gloucester School District vs. Massachusetts

Enrollment rank
#96
of 395 districts
Ratio
11.0:1
state avg ~11.9:1
Locale
Suburb: Large
Essex County

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

Go deeper

Look up Gloucester 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 Gloucester School District. NCES District ID (LEAID): 2505280. Confirm current details with the district and the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.