John G Whittier

John G Whittier operates as a mid-sized middle-grades school in Haverhill, Massachusetts, operated by Haverhill. Current enrollment sits at 487 students spanning grades 5 through 8.

Haverhill runs 16 schools in total, collectively educating 7,940 students. John G Whittier is one of those campuses.

On demographics, John G Whittier reports that 51% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 37% White, 8% Black, 2% multiracial. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the resource side, John G Whittier logs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.1:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Essex County) logs that the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. John G Whittier is one of 221 public schools in Essex County (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students).

The closest other public school is Pentucket Lake Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at John G Whittier has ticked down 10%, going from 542 students in 2018 to 487 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 68% to 37%. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 18.4:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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