John J Ahern

Located at 111 Mechanic Street, in Foxborough, Massachusetts, John J Ahern is a moderately sized 6-8 campus that enrolls 772 students (grades 5 through 8), one of the schools within Foxborough. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 547 students each, so John J Ahern sits 41% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Foxborough, which oversees 5 schools and 2,504 students, John J Ahern is one campus in the system.

On demographics, John J Ahern logs that the largest single group is White, at 70% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 10% Hispanic, 9% Black, 7% Asian, 4% multiracial. Compared to Norfolk County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 67 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.5:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 11.5:1, putting this campus right in line with peers.

In the broader community, census data for Norfolk County shows the typical household earns roughly $130,739 per year, about 59% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. In all, Norfolk County runs 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), of which John J Ahern is one.

Vincent M Igo Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.9 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a suburban setting.

Over the past 7-year window. John J Ahern's enrollment has ticked down 8% since 2018, when it stood at 843 (now 772). The White share of enrollment fell from 85% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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