Total enrollment
6,094
+158 (+3%) vs SY 2020-21
11 schools in Chelsea
Massachusetts · 6,094 students · 1 city
Chelsea is a public-school district inside Massachusetts, running 11 K-12 schools with combined enrollment of roughly 6,094 students, broken out as 5 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Chelsea
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+1 (+10%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Chelsea ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,094 | #28 of 231 | #1,551 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 11 | #25 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #113 of 231 | #1,881 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.3% | #190 of 206 | #5,672 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 Chelsea
Since 2017-18, the 9 district schools that reported both years went from 6,326 to 5,908 students (down 7%) and from 414 to 499 full-time teachers (up 21%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea High | Chelsea | High | 09-12 | 1,649 |
| Shurtleff Early Childhood | Chelsea | Elementary | PK-01 | 779 |
| Clark Avenue School | Chelsea | Middle | 05-08 | 673 |
| George F. Kelly Elementary | Chelsea | Elementary | 01-05 | 527 |
| Joseph A. Browne School | Chelsea | Middle | 05-08 | 487 |
| Frank M Sokolowski Elementary | Chelsea | Elementary | 01-04 | 472 |
| William A Berkowitz Elementary | Chelsea | Elementary | 01-04 | 455 |
| Eugene Wright Science and Technology Academy | Chelsea | Middle | 05-08 | 436 |
| Edgar F. Hooks Elementary | Chelsea | Elementary | 01-04 | 430 |
| Chelsea Opportunity Academy | Chelsea | High | 09-12 | 132 |
| Chelsea Virtual Learning Academy | Chelsea | High | 08-12 | 54 |
About Chelsea
Chelsea operates 11 public schools across Massachusetts, collectively enrolling roughly 6,094 students.
On the school-mix side, Chelsea comprises 5 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
On a per-school basis, Chelsea runs about 554 students per school, 11% above the state mean of roughly 501.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Chelsea has climbed 3% since SY 2020-21, moving from about 5,936 students to 6,094. Over that span, Chelsea gained 1 school, going from 10 to 11.
On this page, the community for Chelsea discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.