Spaulding Memorial

As a medium-sized K-5 school in Townsend, Massachusetts, Spaulding Memorial caters to 413 students from grades K through 4, part of North Middlesex.

North Middlesex runs 7 schools in total, collectively educating 2,914 students. Spaulding Memorial is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, Spaulding Memorial records that the student body is overwhelmingly White (82%); the rest comes out to 10% Hispanic, 4% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 67% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Spaulding Memorial logs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Middlesex County reports that median household earnings sit near $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 5%. Spaulding Memorial is one of 386 public schools in Middlesex County (combined enrollment of about 215,896 students).

The closest other public school is Squannacook Early Childhood Center, roughly 0.5 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Spaulding Memorial.

The school occupies a small-town site.

Looking at the recent track record. Spaulding Memorial's enrollment has remained close to its prior level since 2018, when it stood at 422 (now 413). The White share of enrollment decreased from 86% to 82% over that span.

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