📍 174 Paxton Street, Leicester, Worcester County, 01524
Leicester High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Leicester, Worcester County. The school has 414 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Leicester school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 57% of students are proficient in reading. 52% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 97%. The school offers 5 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Leicester High enrolls 414 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 31.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% White, 16% Hispanic or Latino and 5.8% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 301 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 67 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 24 | 5.8% |
| Asian | 13 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 2.2% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Leicester High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 11, state house district 219.
Leicester High is one of 4 schools in Leicester, based in Leicester, Massachusetts. The district serves 1,294 students district-wide and employs 102 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 414 students, Leicester High is larger than the district average of about 324 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large