For the 2025 school year, there is 1 public preschool serving 49 students in Leicester School District.
Public Preschools in Leicester School District have a diversity score of 0.44, which is less than the Massachusetts public preschool average of 0.68.
Minority enrollment is 27% of the student body (majority Black and Hispanic), which is less than the Massachusetts public preschool average of 53% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (MA)
# Schools
4 Schools
567 Schools
# Students
1,322 Students
205,303 Students
# Teachers
108 Teachers
17,796 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
12:1
12:1
District Rank
Leicester School District, which is ranked within the bottom 50% of all 393 school districts in Massachusetts (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90-94% has stayed relatively flat over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#284 out of 397 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
41%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
36%
44%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
45%
44%
Graduation Rate
90-94%
90%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.52
0.68
# American Indian Students
2 Students
495 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
n/a
# Asian Students
47 Students
11,779 Students
% Asian Students
4%
6%
# Hispanic Students
263 Students
61,622 Students
% Hispanic Students
20%
30%
# Black Students
84 Students
25,280 Students
% Black Students
6%
12%
# White Students
878 Students
95,698 Students
% White Students
66%
47%
# Hawaiian Students
n/a
173 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
47 Students
10,168 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
5%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
49
31,316
# Students in K Grade:
77
33,369
# Students in 1st Grade:
87
30,795
# Students in 2nd Grade:
109
28,908
# Students in 3rd Grade:
95
23,512
# Students in 4th Grade:
102
22,524
# Students in 5th Grade:
100
18,693
# Students in 6th Grade:
123
7,489
# Students in 7th Grade:
85
3,111
# Students in 8th Grade:
98
3,363
# Students in 9th Grade:
84
606
# Students in 10th Grade:
113
525
# Students in 11th Grade:
89
528
# Students in 12th Grade:
110
485
# Ungraded Students:
1
79
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $20,387 in this school district is less than the state median of $23,845. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $20,626 is less than the state median of $24,602. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$27 MM
$21,850 MM
Spending
$27 MM
$22,544 MM
Revenue / Student
$20,387
$23,845
Spending / Student
$20,626
$24,602
Best Leicester School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: n/an/a
174 Paxton Street
Leicester, MA 01524
(508) 892-7050
Leicester, MA 01524
(508) 892-7050
Grades: PK
| 49 students
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