Massachusetts School and District Profiles

New Bedford

Districts Schools

2008

	District	State
Total # of Teachers (FTE)	863.8	70,716.6
Student/Teacher Ratio	15.0 to 1	13.6 to 1
% of Teachers Licensed	94.4	95.8
Total # of Classes in Core Academic Areas	3,622	275,949
% of Core Academic Classes Taught by Teachers Who are Highly Qualified	90.2	95.7