Public schools in Billerica, MA
Billerica has 8 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 5,944 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Billerica runs 7 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Billerica's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Billerica | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Billerica | 7 | 4,882 | $20,862 |
| Shawsheen Valley Technical High School | 1 | 1,292 | $31,707 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
2 high schools in Billerica, 3,098 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billerica Memorial High School | 1,816 | 14.1 | All free (CEP) | Billerica |
| Shawsheen Valley Vocational Technical High School | 1,282 | 9.9 | not reported | Shawsheen Valley Technical High School |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
2 middle schools in Billerica, 1,127 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Middle School | 596 | 11.7 | All free (CEP) | Billerica |
| Locke Middle | 531 | 10.9 | All free (CEP) | Billerica |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
4 elementary schools in Billerica, 1,719 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Ditson | 542 | 16.9 | All free (CEP) | Billerica |
| Parker | 446 | 13.6 | All free (CEP) | Billerica |
| Hajjar Elementary | 401 | 14.0 | All free (CEP) | Billerica |
| John F Kennedy | 330 | 14.8 | All free (CEP) | Billerica |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Billerica's public schools compare with Massachusetts's
The median Billerica school has 13.8 students per full-time teacher, more than the Massachusetts median of 11.8. 13% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 44% across the state. Its median school enrolls 537 students (state 417).
| Billerica | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.8 | 11.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 537 | 417 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 13% | 44% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 88% | 63% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 4.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 8 Billerica schools and the 1,793 Massachusetts schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Billerica
- BillericaRuns 7 of Billerica's 8 public schools and spent $20,862 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,862
- Billerica Memorial High School, the largest high school in Billerica1,816 students in 2024-25, 14.1 per teacher.1,816
- Compare Billerica with Shawsheen Valley Technical High SchoolBillerica's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in MassachusettsMassachusetts's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Billerica addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
Other cities in Massachusetts
- Springfield71 schools
- Worcester48 schools
- Dorchester29 schools
- Lawrence29 schools
- Lowell29 schools
- Lynn28 schools
- New Bedford27 schools
- Brockton24 schools
Questions about schools in Billerica
How many public schools are in Billerica, MA?
8 public schools with an address in Billerica were open in 2024-25: 2 high, 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 5,944 students.What is the largest high school in Billerica?
Billerica Memorial High School, with 1,816 students in 2024-25 (Billerica).Which districts run Billerica's schools?
Billerica (7 schools), Shawsheen Valley Technical High School (1 school). A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25