Total enrollment
4,972
+403 (+9%) vs SY 2020-21
8 schools in Billerica
Massachusetts · 4,972 students · 2 cities
Billerica's public schools, 8 in all, serve about 4,972 K-12 students inside Massachusetts, an average of 622 per school.
4-year change in Billerica
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
8
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Billerica ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 4,972 | #41 of 231 | #1,942 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 8 | #49 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #203 of 231 | #3,843 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.5% | #70 of 206 | #2,555 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Billerica
Since 2017-18, the 8 district schools that reported both years went from 4,584 to 4,972 students (up 8%) and from 358 to 366 full-time teachers (up 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billerica Memorial High School | Billerica | High | 08-12 | 1,816 |
| Marshall Middle School | Billerica | Middle | 05-07 | 596 |
| Thomas Ditson | Billerica | Elementary | KG-04 | 542 |
| Locke Middle | Billerica | Middle | 05-07 | 531 |
| Parker | Billerica | Elementary | KG-04 | 446 |
| Hajjar Elementary | Billerica | Elementary | KG-04 | 401 |
| John F Kennedy | Billerica | Elementary | KG-04 | 330 |
| Frederick J Dutile | North Billerica | Elementary | KG-04 | 310 |
About Billerica
Billerica is a compact public-school district in Massachusetts. The district maintains 8 schools and instructs approximately 4,972 students.
For a sense of the school types, Billerica is built around 5 elementary, 2 middle, and 1 high school.
Average enrollment per school in Billerica is about 622, above the Massachusetts average of roughly 501.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment grew 9%: 4,569 students in SY 2020-21 versus 4,972 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Billerica discusses comparison threads between local schools and program reviews. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.