The highest student-to-teacher ratio of 71.1:1 was found at Perley Elementary School, 492.5% more than the State’s average of 12 to 1.
There were 110,180 students being taught by 9,236 teachers in Essex County in 2021-2022.
In Essex County, the student-to-teacher ratio was 12.5:1 throughout the previous academic year.
Massachusetts has roughly one teacher for every 12 students, which is better than the national average of one teacher for every 16 students.
However, the state is facing a teacher shortage, just like the rest of the country NewsNation reported that the state was offering emergency teaching licenses to educators who only had bachelor’s degrees, in an effort to get more teachers into schools.
Despite the shortage, under-representation of ethnicities among teachers was found to be a concern. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.
Massachusetts was ranked as the eighth best state for teachers, according to a WalletHub study.
| County | Student-to-teacher ratio in 2020-2021 | Student-to-teacher ratio in 2021-2022 | Percentage difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester County | 13.4:1 | 12.7:1 | -5% |
| Essex County | 12.5:1 | 11.9:1 | -5% |
| Hampden County | 11.8:1 | 11.3:1 | -4% |
| Barnstable County | 10.8:1 | 10.5:1 | -3% |
| Plymouth County | 13.3:1 | 12.9:1 | -3% |
| Bristol County | 13.2:1 | 12.9:1 | -2% |
| Norfolk County | 12.7:1 | 12.4:1 | -2% |
| Middlesex County | 12.1:1 | 11.8:1 | -2% |
| Nantucket County | 10.8:1 | 10.6:1 | -2% |
| Berkshire County | 10.4:1 | 10.3:1 | -1% |
| Suffolk County | 11.3:1 | 11.2:1 | -1% |
| Hampshire County | 10.8:1 | 10.7:1 | -1% |
| Dukes County | 8.6:1 | 8.6:1 | 0% |
| Franklin County | 10.7:1 | 10.9:1 | 1% |
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