Total enrollment
1,294
-80 (-6%) vs SY 2020-21
4 schools in Leicester
Massachusetts · 1,294 students · 1 city
Leicester runs 4 public K-12 schools per the latest NCES counts, with total enrollment near 1,294 (2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high).
4-year change in Leicester
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
4
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Leicester ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,294 | #186 of 231 | #5,983 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 4 | #154 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #146 of 231 | #2,453 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #69 of 206 | #2,528 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 Leicester
Since 2017-18, the 3 district schools that reported both years went from 1,206 to 1,249 students (up 4%) and from 87 to 101 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leicester Elementary | Leicester | Elementary | KG-04 | 467 |
| Leicester Middle | Leicester | Middle | 05-08 | 394 |
| Leicester High | Leicester | High | 09-12 | 388 |
| Leicester Integrated Preschool | Leicester | Elementary | PK-PK | 45 |
About Leicester
As a sparse district in Massachusetts, Leicester instructs 1,294 students across 4 schools.
On the school-mix side, Leicester is built around 2 elementary, 1 middle, and 1 high school.
Per-school enrollment averages around 324 in this district, noticeably below the Massachusetts typical of 501.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment contracted 6%: 1,374 students in SY 2020-21 versus 1,294 in SY 2024-25.
In the discussion threads here, the community for Leicester discusses school events, board meetings, and seasonal calendars. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.