Douglas Elementary School

Douglas Elementary School is an elementary-level community of moderately sized scale in Douglas, Massachusetts, overseen by Douglas, serveing 340 students in grades 2 through 5.

Within Douglas, which oversees 4 schools and 1,113 students, Douglas Elementary School is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Douglas Elementary School reports that nearly all students (89%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 6% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Douglas Elementary School shows 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.9:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Worcester County put the typical household earns roughly $95,939 per year, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Douglas Elementary School is one of 257 public schools in Worcester County (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students).

Douglas Middle School is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in an outer-ring setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Douglas Elementary School has fell 9%, going from 375 students in 2018 to 340 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

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