Total enrollment
2,838
-66 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
9 schools in Gloucester
Massachusetts · 2,838 students · 1 city
Gloucester, Massachusetts operates 9 public K-12 schools between its neighborhoods, enrolling about 2,838 students (around 315 per campus).
7-year change in Gloucester
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
7
-1 (-12%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
75%
was 83%
% Hispanic
17%
was 10%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
2%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gloucester High | Gloucester | High | 09-12 | 776 |
| Ralph B O'Maley Middle | Gloucester | Middle | 06-08 | 619 |
| East Veterans Elementary School | Gloucester | Elementary | KG-05 | 451 |
| West Parish | Gloucester | Elementary | KG-05 | 382 |
| Beeman Memorial | Gloucester | Elementary | KG-05 | 292 |
| Plum Cove School | Gloucester | Elementary | KG-05 | 217 |
| Gloucester PreSchool | Gloucester | Elementary | PK-PK | 101 |
| East Gloucester Elementary | Gloucester | Combined | M-M | · |
| Veterans Memorial | Gloucester | Combined | M-M | · |
About Gloucester
Across 9 schools, Gloucester teaches about 2,838 students in Massachusetts. By footprint it is a compact district.
In terms of grade levels, Gloucester spans 5 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high school, and 2 combined or other.
Average enrollment per school in Gloucester is about 315, meaningfully below the Massachusetts average of roughly 501.
Five-year track record. Total public-school enrollment in Gloucester has stayed largely flat since SY 2017-18, moving from about 2,904 students to 2,838. Over that span, Gloucester shed 1 school, going from 8 to 7. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 83% to 75%.
On this page, the community for Gloucester discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.