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Shrewsbury, Massachusetts - 9 schools
An equity score of 20/100 ranks Shrewsbury #333 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,158 per pupil, Shrewsbury ranks #365 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
5,943
Total Enrollment
9
Schools
$17,158
Per-Pupil Spending
Elementary, High
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Shrewsbury operates 9 public schools serving 5,943 students, placing it among the smaller districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 6 elementary, 1 high, 1 middle, 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 Worcester County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,158 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 40 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 59.4% local, 35.9% state, and 4.6% 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 20/100, ranked #333 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 9 schools offering Advanced Placement (18 AP courses district-wide), a 339.4:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 16.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.0% White, 33.4% Asian, 12.2% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Calvin Coolidge School, with a diversity index of 72.9/100.
Its largest campus is Shrewsbury High School, enrolling 1,891 students (32% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is Parker Road Preschool, at 193 students, a 10x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Shrewsbury High School accounts for 31.7% of all Shrewsbury student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Shrewsbury-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Shrewsbury school enrollment varies 9.8× across entities
Shrewsbury school enrollment ranges from 193 students (lowest) to 1,891 students (highest), a spread of 1,698 students. That spread reflects typical mixed-portfolio variation between specialty programs and large neighbourhood schools. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Shrewsbury student-counselor ratio is 339:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Shrewsbury is typically wider than the Shrewsbury-aggregate figure suggests.
Shrewsbury chronic absenteeism rate is 16.7% — 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 Shrewsbury is typically wider than the Shrewsbury-aggregate figure suggests.