Total enrollment
3,986
-446 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
10 schools in Wellesley
Massachusetts · Public K-12
Parents in Wellesley have 10 public K-12 options when picking a school, with combined enrollment near 4,127 students (8 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Wellesley
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
9
-1 (-10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
30,347
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
4,127
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
10
public K-12
| Name | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ernest F Upham | Elementary | KG-05 | 141 |
| Hunnewell | Elementary | KG-05 | 294 |
| John D Hardy | Elementary | KG-05 | 280 |
| Joseph E Fiske | Elementary | KG-05 | 278 |
| Katharine Lee Bates | Elementary | KG-05 | 286 |
| Preschool at Wellesley Schools | Elementary | PK-PK | 87 |
| Schofield | Elementary | KG-05 | 291 |
| Sprague Elementary School | Elementary | KG-05 | 289 |
| Wellesley Middle | Middle | 06-08 | 919 |
| Wellesley Sr High | High | 09-12 | 1,262 |
About Wellesley
Across Wellesley, Massachusetts, 10 public schools teaches about 4,127 students between them.
For a sense of the school types, the city consists of 8 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
Per-school enrollment runs near 413, below the state mean of about 501.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment declined 10%: 4,432 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,986 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Wellesley closed 1 school, going from 10 to 9.
On this page, the community for Wellesley discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.