Spencer Borden

Spencer Borden operates as a heavily attended primary school in Fall River, Massachusetts, operated by Fall River. Current enrollment sits at 575 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 51% larger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 381 students.

Fall River comprises 19 schools with combined enrollment of 11,089 students; Spencer Borden is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Spencer Borden lists that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 24% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully less White than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.7:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Bristol County) records that the typical household earns roughly $85,625 per year, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bristol County runs 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), of which Spencer Borden is one.

The closest other public school is B M C Durfee High, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Spencer Borden operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count remained close to its prior level: 584 students in 2018 compared to 575 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share shrank from 61% to 50%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 in 2025.

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