An equity score of 26/100 ranks Billerica #282 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $20,862 per pupil, Billerica ranks #254 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
4,882
Total Enrollment
8
Schools
$20,862
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, Combined
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Billerica operates 8 public schools serving 4,882 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 7 elementary, 1 combined schools, a compact enough portfolio that families can compare every campus directly before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $20,862 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 58.5% local, 33.9% state, and 7.7% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 26/100, ranked #282 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 8 schools offering Advanced Placement (21 AP courses district-wide), a 232.8:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 17.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.7% White, 11.6% Hispanic or Latino, 11.0% Asian across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Parker, with a diversity index of 62.5/100.
Its largest campus is Billerica Memorial High School, enrolling 1,816 students (37% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Frederick J Dutile, at 310 students, a 6x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Billerica Memorial High School accounts for 36.5% of all Billerica student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Billerica-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade band: combined. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how the district allocates programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.
Billerica school enrollment varies 5.9× across entities
Billerica school enrollment ranges from 310 students (lowest) to 1,816 students (highest), a spread of 1,506 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous campus portfolio, most districts have a wider mix of school sizes. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Billerica student-counselor ratio is 233:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Billerica chronic absenteeism rate is 17.6% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Billerica is typically wider than the Billerica-aggregate figure suggests.