Public school system of New Bedford, Massachusetts
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New Bedford Public Schools
Location
455 County Street, New Bedford, MA 02740
United States
District information
Type
Public
Grades
K-12
Superintendent
Thomas Anderson[1]
Schools
26
Budget
$182,502,046 total $13,256 per pupil (2016)[2]
Students and staff
Students
12,565[3]
Teachers
816[4]
Student–teacher ratio
15.6 to 1[4]
Other information
Website
New Bedford Public Schools
New Bedford Public Schools (NBPS) is a school district serving New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Its headquarters are in the Paul Rodrigues Administration Building.[5]
During the 2006–07 academic year, the New Bedford school district (then under the direction of Superintendent Michael Longo) was one of several in Massachusetts labeled as "underperforming" under the state's MCAS guidelines.[6] The school system, like that of nearby Fall River, is also in the process[when?] of major school upgrades and consolidations, having rebuilt several of its schools in recent years.[when?] The most recent, Keith Middle School, required a cleanup of the polluted soil on the site.[7][8]
The district administrative departments are headquartered the Paul Rodrigues Administration Bldg., housed in the former New Bedford High School high building on County Street, is made up of twenty-five schools.
It is one of two districts, along with Fairhaven School District, that takes Acushnet students for secondary school.[9]
^Superintendent - New Bedford School District
^"Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education - per Pupil Expenditures Statewide Report".
^"Enrollment Data (2017-18) - New Bedford (02010000)". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
^ ab"Teacher Data (2013-14) - New Bedford (02010000)". profiles.doe.mass.edu.
^Home page. New Bedford Public Schools. Retrieved on February 23, 2012. "Paul Rodrigues Administration Building - 455 County St. New Bedford, MA 02740-5194"
^""'Underperforming' tag imperils $2M in school funding," Standard-Times, January 5, 2007". Southcoasttoday.com. November 13, 2011. Archived from the original on September 15, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
^"Parker Street Waste Site". epa.gov.
^SPILLANE, JACK. "Toxic legacy: Parker Street cleanup, 5 years in, nearing $13 million price tag". southcoasttoday.com.
^"2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Bristol County, MA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved July 22, 2022. - Text list
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