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Suburb

NCES ID: 2508430

New Bedford

New Bedford, MA

Source: NCES CCD + U.S. Census (open-source sync)

Year: 2025

Coverage: 100.0% (19281/19281)

Dataset refreshed: Feb 24, 2026

Enrollment

12,505

-0.6%YoY

Graduation Rate

94.8%

+9.3%vs. State

Per-Pupil Spending

$18,677

+6.5%vs. State

Student-Teacher Ratio

11.7:1

-3.3%vs. State

Free/Reduced Lunch

18.3%

+25.3%vs. State

English Language Learners

16.8%

-4.0%vs. State

Child Poverty Rate

18.3%

+72.6%vs. State

District vs. Benchmarks

Key metrics compared to state and national averages (% of national avg)

Enrollment Trend

5-year enrollment history-2.2%

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