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Richer
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Richer
Richer is a heavily attended K-5 school in Marlborough, Massachusetts, part of Marlborough. The school serves 596 students in grades K through 5. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Richer sits 56% bigger than that benchmark.
Richer is one of 7 schools operated by Marlborough, a district that caters to 4,728 students overall.
On the student-mix side, Richer lists that 64% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 24% White, 5% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 9% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, Richer has 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.
In the broader community, census data for Middlesex County shows the typical household earns roughly $130,847 per year, 60% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Middlesex County runs 386 public schools (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students), of which Richer is one.
Nearest neighbor: Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter School, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Richer.
The school occupies a commuter-belt site.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Richer has held roughly steady, going from 604 students in 2018 to 596 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 32% to 24% across the same window.
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