Wellesley Public Schools: Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Selected Populations of Students First Language Not English English Language Learner Students with Disabilities
SY’16-17 SY’17-18 SY’18-19 SY’19-20 SY’20-21 SY’21-22 SY’22-23 SY’23-24
6.3% 2.1%
6.6% 6.9% 7.5% 8.0% 7.6% 2.3% 2.3% 2.0% 1.9% 1.8% 16.0% 16.0% 16.6% 17.1% 17.1% 22.5% 23.2% 23.7% 25.4% 25.6%
9.4% 11.1% 2.5% 2.8% 17.3% 17.2% 25.9% 27.1%
15.1% 21.3%
High Needs Students
Economically Disadvantaged 7.6% 8.3% Having reviewed Wellesley’s data, the following chart provides the student characteristics of comparable community data. The data below is pulled from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education’s School and District Profiles for the 2023-2024 school year. 5.7% 5.8% 5.6% 5.2% 6.9% 7.4%
Percent of Students
English Lang. Learner
Students with Disabilities
African American
Low Income
District
Asian
Hispanic
White
Other
Belmont Brookline Carlisle Concord
4.1% 6.2% 0.3% 4.5% 3.7% 4.3% 7.3% 5.3% 2.9% 3.2% 4.6% 3.0% 4.3% 4.0% 5.5% 1.4% 9.6%
23.6% 21.8% 11.5% 7.8% 8.7% 45.6% 6.6% 9.0% 11.5% 11.7% 21.3% 10.0% 15.1% 17.8% 21.0% 20.0%
5.4% 58.4% 8.5% 9.9%
15.1%
11.9% 14.6% 4.3% 10.7% 8.5% 8.5% 12.9% 9.2% 14.1% 7.8% 13.4% 8.0%
12.2% 48.4% 11.4% 11.3% 18.7%
6.4% 73.0% 8.8% 1.2% 8.0% 72.2% 7.5% 2.9% 6.3% 73.5% 7.8% 0.7% 5.6% 36.3% 8.2% 8.8% 18.4% 54.9% 12.8% 3.4% 6.8% 70.5% 8.4% 0.3% 9.3% 69.9% 6.4% 4.7% 7.1% 71.6% 6.4% 2.8% 10.5% 54.6% 9.0% 7.2% 6.7% 72.5% 7.8% 3.0% 5.7% 67.9% 7.0% 3.2% 7.3% 63.3% 7.5% 2.8% 7.5% 59.6% 6.4% 2.9% 3.8% 67.2% 7.6% 3.3%
14.7% 19.8% 20.1% 14.2% 23.8% 23.9% 18.4% 18.6% 18.6% 22.3% 19.7% 17.2% 17.9% 15.7% 20.2%
Concord Carlisle
Lexington
Lincoln
Lincoln Sudbury
Natick
Needham Newton Sudbury Wayland Wellesley Weston Winchester
8.4% 8.3% 7.3% 7.2%
Statewide:
7.4%
25.1%
53.0%
4.9%
13.1%
42.2%
The student demographic data of Wellesley shows a smaller population of multilingual language learners, students with disabilities and low income when compared to neighboring communities and statewide averages. Dropout Rates The dropout rate calculation is based on high school enrollment as of October 1st and the End of Year Student Information Management System (SIMS) filing with the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE). Below is a historical view of Wellesley’s dropout rate: Description SY’18-19 SY’19-20 SY’20-21 SY’21-22 SY’22-23 High School Enrollment: Total Grade 9-12 enrollment based on October 1 st . 1,523 1,499 1,463 1,395 1,412 Number of Dropouts (Percent of High School Enrollment) 1 (0.0006) 0 2 (0.0013) 2 (0.0014) 1 (0.0007) Statewide Dropout Percentage Rate: 1.8% 1.6% 1.5% 2.1% 2.1%
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