Dolbeare

Dolbeare operates as an average-sized elementary campus in Wakefield, Massachusetts, overseen by Wakefield. Current enrollment sits at 443 students spanning grades K through 4.

Across the 7 schools in Wakefield (3,382 students total), Dolbeare accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Dolbeare records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (85%). The remainder consists of 8% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 67%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. The state averages about 12.2:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, Middlesex County reports that median household income runs about $130,847, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Across Middlesex County's 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), Dolbeare is one campus in the mix.

Walton is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Five-year trend. Dolbeare's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 448 (now 443). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 today.

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