General Basic Facts
General Basic Facts | Employee Basic Facts | Student Basic Facts | Facilities Basic Facts
The 2011 Annual Report, 2010 - 2011 Basic Facts brochure, and the 2010-2011 Reaching for the Stars booklet will be available for downloading and printing. (Note: They have been designed for two-sided printing, in booklet form.)
2010-2011 Annual Report (Coming Soon!)
2010-2011 Basic Facts (Coming Soon!)
2010-2011 Reaching for the Stars (Coming Soon!)
The School System
- 5 elementary schools
- 1 intermediate school
- 3 middle schools
- 1 special school
- 3 high schools
- 1 career and technology high school
Student Population - 6,693
School Day - 6 hours 42 minutes
School Year - 180 days
Food Services
- 59 food services employees
- 283,757 breakfasts
- 529,999 lunches
- 20,060 senior citizens, MAC and adult day care meals
- 49,321 after-school snacks
- 5,227 after-school supper meals
- 888,364 total meals prepared
School Bus Transportation
- 83 buses
- 1,511,409 miles a year
- 8,397 miles a day
- 73 bus contractors
- 92% of students qualify for bus transportation
- Ongoing driver training and bus inspections are conducted
Technology
- At least two mobile computer labs per school
- Student to computer ratio is 2.8: 1
- Internet and high-speed T1 lines are available in all schools
- Wireless internet access in all middle and high schools
- Electronic grade books -- with parents access for viewing -- used in all middle, and high schools
- Technology coaches in each school
- SMART Board technology in Title I schools
- New automated notification system (implemented in October 2010) *
Facilities, Operations and Maintenance
- 13 maintenance technicians
- 66 custodians
- 1,257,548 sq. ft. of building space is consistently repaired and maintained
- 2,605 work orders processed this year
- 429 acres total: grass cutting and landscaping of 306 acres at 15 sites *
Health Care Professionals
- 16 school nurses had a total of 75,512 office visits over the 2009-2010 school year
- Despite the H1N1 Flu, 62.4% of students were able to return to the classroom after treatment
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Worcester County Public Schools spent an average of $13,656 to educate each student in FY 2008.
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