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Algonquin Regional High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Algonquin Regional High
Located at 79 Bartlett Street, in Northborough, Massachusetts, Algonquin Regional High is a heavily attended secondary school that caters to 1,197 students (grades 9 through 12), overseen by Northboro-Southboro. Enrollment runs roughly 54% bigger than the state mean of about 777.
Algonquin Regional High is a school of Northboro-Southboro, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.
On demographics, Algonquin Regional High logs that 67% of the student body identifies as White; the rest breaks down as 16% Asian, 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial.
Looking at school resources, The school employs 111 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.
Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Worcester County indicate median household earnings sit near $95,939, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Algonquin Regional High is one of 257 public schools in Worcester County (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students).
Nearest neighbor: Marguerite E Peaslee, around 0.8 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Algonquin Regional High operates from a commuter-belt location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Algonquin Regional High has declined 19%, going from 1,471 students in 2018 to 1,197 in 2025. The White share of enrollment ticked down from 79% to 67% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.
On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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