Leicester

Headquartered at 3 Washburn Square in Leicester, Massachusetts, the Leicester public school district serves a large suburban community within the Worcester metropolitan area. Operating as an active, traditional public school district—independent of supervisory unions and charter networks—the system manages four operational schools that deliver complete primary and secondary education spanning from prekindergarten through 12th grade, along with ungraded educational programming. The district enrolls a total of 1,294 students, comprising 662 male students, 631 female students, and one student without specified gender details. The demographic makeup of the student body includes 834 White, 256 Hispanic, 96 Black, 58 multiracial (two or more races), 43 Asian, 4 Pacific Islander, and 2 American Indian students.

To maintain its educational and operational environment, the district employs a total full-time equivalent (FTE) staff of approximately 481.26 personnel. This workforce includes a core instructional team of roughly 208.34 teacher FTEs, reinforced by 83.48 instructional aide FTEs and 189.44 support staff FTEs to assist students across all four campuses. Community members, prospective families, and researchers seeking to connect with the district administration can get in touch by calling (508) 892-7040 or by visiting their official website at http://www.leicester.k12.ma.us.