Perley Elementary

Perley Elementary, an one-room-style elementary campus in Georgetown, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Georgetown, teaches 68 students, covering grade pre-K. Enrollment runs roughly 82% smaller than the state mean of about 381.

Across the 4 schools in Georgetown (1,197 students total), Perley Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, Perley Elementary shows that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 3% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 68% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 17.0:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Around the school, census data for Essex County shows the typical household earns roughly $101,883 per year, roughly 43% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Essex County's 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), Perley Elementary is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Georgetown High School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Perley Elementary.

Perley Elementary operates from an outer-ring location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 44%: 121 students in 2018 compared to 68 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 30.3:1 in 2018 to 17.0:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for Perley Elementary typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.