Total enrollment
3,491
-168 (-5%) vs SY 2020-21
6 schools in Dracut
Massachusetts · 3,491 students · 1 city
Dracut runs the local public-school system inside Massachusetts: 6 K-12 schools serving roughly 3,491 students, with 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high.
4-year change in Dracut
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
6
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Dracut ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 3,491 | #72 of 231 | #2,784 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 6 | #82 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #218 of 231 | #4,695 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.9% | #54 of 206 | #1,920 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 Dracut
Since 2017-18, the 6 district schools that reported both years went from 3,551 to 3,491 students (down 2%) and from 210 to 244 full-time teachers (up 16%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justus C. Richardson Middle School | Dracut | Middle | 06-08 | 916 |
| Dracut Senior High | Dracut | High | 09-12 | 792 |
| Joseph A Campbell Elementary | Dracut | Elementary | PK-05 | 565 |
| George H. Englesby Elementary School | Dracut | Elementary | KG-05 | 520 |
| Brookside Elementary | Dracut | Elementary | PK-05 | 487 |
| Greenmont Avenue | Dracut | Elementary | KG-05 | 211 |
About Dracut
Dracut is a thinly populated public-school district in Massachusetts. The district operates 6 schools and enrolls approximately 3,491 students.
For a sense of the school types, Dracut comprises 4 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 582 in this district, above the Massachusetts typical of 501.
Five-year track record. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment shrank 5%: 3,659 students in SY 2020-21 versus 3,491 in SY 2024-25.
On this page, the community for Dracut discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.