Henry P Clough

Henry P Clough operates as a moderately sized elementary-level community in Mendon, Massachusetts, overseen by Mendon-Upton. Current enrollment sits at 398 students spanning grades pre-K through 4.

Within Mendon-Upton, which oversees 4 schools and 2,072 students, Henry P Clough is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Henry P Clough shows that nearly all students (88%) are White. Beyond that, the school logs 9% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 73%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Worcester County put median household earnings sit near $95,939, 40% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Worcester County's 257 public schools (combined enrollment of about 121,490 students), Henry P Clough is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Hopedale Jr Sr High, around 1.7 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Henry P Clough operates from a low-density location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Henry P Clough has ticked up 7%, going from 373 students in 2018 to 398 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 95% to 88% over that span.

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