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MA Nonsectarian Combined Elementary & Secondary

DOCTOR FRANKLIN PERKINS SCHOOL

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975 MAIN ST, LANCASTER, MA 01523 • WORCESTER County
(978) 368-6461

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID 00604931
Religious Orientation Nonsectarian
Broad Affiliation Nonsectarian
School Typology Nonsectarian, special education
Grades Offered 3-12
Locale Setting Suburb: Large
School Day Length 6.00 hrs/day
County FIPS 25027
Physical Location Address 975 Main St
Lancaster, MA 01523-2569

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
146
Teachers (FTE)
24.00
Student-Teacher Ratio
6.08:1
School Level
Combined Elementary & Secondary

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 78.8% Hispanic / Latino: 10.3% Black or African American: 6.9% Asian: 4.1%
146 Students
White 115 est. 78.8%
Hispanic / Latino 15 est. 10.3%
Black or African American 10 est. 6.9%
Asian 6 est. 4.1%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
♂
Male Students
97
66.4%
♀
Female Students
49
33.6%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 59 Students
Ungraded: 21 (35.6%) 3rd Grade: 1 (1.7%) 4th Grade: 4 (6.8%) 5th Grade: 7 (11.9%) 6th Grade: 10 (16.9%) 7th Grade: 16 (27.1%)
59 Students
Ungraded 21 35.6%
3rd Grade 1 1.7%
4th Grade 4 6.8%
5th Grade 7 11.9%
6th Grade 10 16.9%
7th Grade 16 27.1%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 100 200 2019-2020: 161 students 161 2019-2020 2021-2022: 124 students 124 -23% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 146 students 146 +17.7% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 146 24.0 6.1:1 3-12 Nonsectarian
2021-2022 124 34.0 3.7:1 2-12 Nonsectarian
2019-2020 161 32.0 5.0:1 2-12 Nonsectarian

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 01523)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $650,000
$0k 0% $163k 5% $325k 10% $488k 15% $650k 20% ZIP 01523 Income: $130,444 $130k ZIP 01523 Home Value: $467,400 $467k ZIP 01523 This ZIP Lancaster Income: $130,444 $130k Lancaster Home Value: $467,400 $467k Lancaster City Average WORCESTER County Income: $106,757 $107k WORCESTER County Home Value: $414,905 $415k WORCESTER County County Average Massachusetts Income: $113,842 $114k Massachusetts Home Value: $563,792 $564k Massachusetts State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 01523 Poverty Rate: 3.0% 3.0% Lancaster Poverty Rate: 2.6% 2.6% WORCESTER County Poverty Rate: 10.0% 10.0% Massachusetts Poverty Rate: 9.8% 9.8% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 01523 Current ZIP
$130,444 $467,400 3.0% 8,470
Lancaster (City Average)
$130,444 $467,400 2.6% 8,470
WORCESTER County (County Average)
$106,757 $414,905 10.0% 840,239
Massachusetts (State Average)
$113,842 $563,792 9.8% 6,955,077
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

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