Mid Massachusetts News

There were 1,354 students enrolled in Leicester Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% fewer than the year before, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 52.7% identified as male, 47.3% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Leicester Public Schools registered the 198th-largest enrollment in the state.

Leicester Public Schools roughly covers schools within Worcester County, and has a main office in Leicester.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, making up 53% of the student population in the state. Hispanic students come in second, representing over 25% of Massachusetts' student body.

However, across the state, Hispanic and Native American students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Under representation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-2022	Total Enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
Leicester Elementary	498	493	-1%
Leicester High	433	414	-4.4%
Leicester Integrated Preschool	46	38	-17.4%
Leicester Middle	412	409	-0.7%