Total enrollment
24,778
-528 (-2%) vs SY 2017-18
48 schools in Worcester
Massachusetts · 24,778 students · 1 city
Worcester reports 48 public K-12 schools and approximately 24,778 students enrolled, per NCES, an average school size of 516.
7-year change in Worcester
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
47
+2 (+4%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
25%
was 30%
% Hispanic
46%
was 43%
% Black
19%
was 16%
% Asian
6%
was 7%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Worcester
Worcester is a middle-population public-school district in Massachusetts. The district oversees 48 schools and hosts approximately 24,778 students.
On the school-mix side, Worcester covers 35 elementary, 4 middle, 8 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Looking at the last 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 25,306 students in SY 2017-18 versus 24,778 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 45 to 47 across the same 7-year window. The White share of public-school enrollment contracted from 30% to 25%.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Worcester discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.