Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School

Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School operates as a big K-12 campus in Worcester, Massachusetts, run under Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public. Current enrollment sits at 1,426 students spanning grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 64% bigger than the state mean of about 870.

Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School sits inside Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School shows that 56% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 24% Hispanic, 11% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Worcester County as a whole is about 5% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School has 126 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.3:1. The state averages around 10.1:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, census data for Worcester County shows the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School is one of 257 public schools in Worcester County (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students).

Nearest neighbor: Worcester Academic Center for Transition (ACT), around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area. Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public School has showed little movement, going from 1,425 students in 2018 to 1,426 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 21% to 11% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 11.3:1 today.

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