📍 31 Spring Street, Petersham, Worcester County, 01366
Petersham Center is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Petersham, Worcester County. The school has 126 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Petersham school district. It serves grades K–6 in a rural setting. The school employs 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 22% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Petersham Center enrolls 126 students across grades K–6. The student body is 45% male and 55% female. A teaching staff of 9.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 86% White, 11% Hispanic or Latino and 3.2% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 108 | 86% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 4 | 3.2% |
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.
Petersham Center is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-20, state senate district 8, state house district 101.
Petersham Center is one of 1 schools in Petersham, based in Petersham, Massachusetts. The district serves 142 students district-wide and employs 9 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 126 students, Petersham Center is close to the district average of about 142 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Rural - Distant