Public schools in Somerset, MA
Somerset has 5 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,516 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; Somerset runs 4 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Somerset's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Somerset | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset | 4 | 1,626 | $20,467 |
| Somerset Berkley Regional School District | 1 | 1,018 | $18,281 |
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.
One high school in Somerset, 896 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Berkley Regional High School | 896 | 11.6 | not reported | Somerset Berkley Regional |
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.
One middle school in Somerset, 610 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerset Middle School | 610 | 13.1 | All free (CEP) | Somerset |
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.
3 elementary schools in Somerset, 1,010 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Elementary | 471 | 12.9 | All free (CEP) | Somerset |
| Chace Street | 297 | 11.1 | All free (CEP) | Somerset |
| South | 242 | 10.2 | All free (CEP) | Somerset |
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 Somerset's public schools compare with Massachusetts's
The median Somerset school has 11.6 students per full-time teacher, about the same as the Massachusetts median of 11.8. 0% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 44% across the state. Its median school enrolls 471 students (state 417).
| Somerset | Massachusetts | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 11.6 | 11.8 |
| Median school size (students) | 471 | 417 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 0% | 44% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 80% | 63% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 4.0% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 5 Somerset 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 Somerset
- SomersetRuns 4 of Somerset's 5 public schools and spent $20,467 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$20,467
- Somerset Berkley Regional High School, the largest high school in Somerset896 students in 2024-25, 11.6 per teacher.896
- Compare Somerset with Somerset Berkley Regional School DistrictSomerset'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 Somerset 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 Somerset
How many public schools are in Somerset, MA?
5 public schools with an address in Somerset were open in 2024-25: 1 high, 1 middle, 3 elementary, enrolling 2,516 students.What is the largest high school in Somerset?
Somerset Berkley Regional High School, with 896 students in 2024-25 (Somerset Berkley Regional School District).Which districts run Somerset's schools?
Somerset (4 schools), Somerset Berkley Regional School District (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