📍 455 County Street, New Bedford, Bristol County, 02740
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in New Bedford, Bristol County. The school has 135 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New Bedford school district. It serves grades 7–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1. 10% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 24%. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School enrolls 135 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 64% male and 36% female. A teaching staff of 18.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 23% Black or African American and 21% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 55 | 41% |
| Black or African American | 31 | 23% |
| White | 29 | 21% |
| Two or more races | 17 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | 1.5% |
| Asian | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 38, state house district 81.
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School is one of 25 schools in New Bedford, based in New Bedford, Massachusetts. The district serves 12,505 students district-wide and employs 1,099 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 135 students, Whaling City Junior/Senior High School is smaller than the district average of about 500 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Midsize
Browse live education vacancies at or near Whaling City Junior/Senior High School.
Find vacancies →