Manchester Essex Regional Middle School

Manchester Essex Regional Middle School operates as a cozy middle school in Manchester, Massachusetts, operated by Manchester Essex Regional. Current enrollment sits at 279 students spanning grades 6 through 8. That puts it 49% leaner than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 547 students.

Manchester Essex Regional comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,190 students; Manchester Essex Regional Middle School is among them.

On the student-mix side, Manchester Essex Regional Middle School records that 95% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 2% Hispanic. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.2:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 11.5:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Essex County reports that median household earnings sit near $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Manchester Essex Regional Middle School is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Manchester Essex Regional High School, roughly 0.0 miles away. 5 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a commuter-belt area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Manchester Essex Regional Middle School has contracted 25%, going from 372 students in 2018 to 279 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 11.2:1 in 2018 to 9.2:1 today.

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