Thomas Ditson

Thomas Ditson is an elementary school of reasonably sized scale in Billerica, Massachusetts, part of Billerica, educateing 542 students in grades K through 4. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 381 students each, so Thomas Ditson sits 42% above that benchmark.

Within Billerica, which oversees 8 schools and 4,972 students, Thomas Ditson is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Thomas Ditson shows that 65% of the student body identifies as White; the rest comes out to 15% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 5% Black, 4% multiracial. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.9:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Middlesex County put median household income runs about $130,847, roughly 60% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Thomas Ditson is one.

Nearest neighbor: Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count showed little movement: 536 students in 2018 compared to 542 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 73% to 65%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 16.9:1 today.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.