Athol Community Elementary School

Athol Community Elementary School is a primary school of sizable scale in Athol, Massachusetts, run under Athol-Royalston, enrolling 589 students in grades pre-K through 4. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Athol Community Elementary School sits 55% larger than that benchmark.

Athol-Royalston comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,604 students; Athol Community Elementary School is among them.

In terms of who attends, Athol Community Elementary School reports that White students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school lists 15% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. Compared to Worcester County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, Athol Community Elementary School has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.2:1, putting Athol Community Elementary School higher than the state norm the norm.

In the area at large, community-level numbers for Worcester County indicate 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%. Athol Community Elementary School is one of 257 public schools in Worcester County (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students).

Nearest neighbor: Athol-Royalston Middle School, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around Athol Community Elementary School.

The campus sits in a small-town setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Athol Community Elementary School has held roughly steady, going from 602 students in 2018 to 589 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 84% to 76% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 13.9:1 today.

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