Pentucket Regional Sr High

Pentucket Regional Sr High is a 9-12 campus of modestly sized scale in West Newbury, Massachusetts, operated by Pentucket, caters to 578 students in grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 26% smaller than the state mean of about 777.

Pentucket Regional Sr High is one of 6 schools operated by Pentucket, a district that instructs 2,238 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Pentucket Regional Sr High logs that the student body is overwhelmingly White (88%). Beyond that, the school logs 8% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 68%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Pentucket Regional Sr High has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Pentucket Regional Sr High tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Essex County) shows that median household income runs about $101,883, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Pentucket Regional Sr High is one.

The closest other public school is Pentucket Regional Middle, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Pentucket Regional Sr High has edged down 22%, going from 742 students in 2018 to 578 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 94% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 in 2025.

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