Total enrollment
6,094
-232 (-4%) vs SY 2017-18
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.
7-year change in Chelsea
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
11
+2 (+22%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
5%
was 6%
% Hispanic
89%
was 86%
% Black
5%
was 5%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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 campus, 11% above the state mean of roughly 501.
Over the past 7-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Chelsea has declined 4% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 6,326 students to 6,094. Over that span, Chelsea gained 2 schools, going from 9 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.