Chelsea Public Schools

Chelsea Public Schools
Location
Chelsea, Massachusetts
United States
Coordinates 42°23′37″N 71°02′00″W / 42.3937°N 71.0333°W / 42.3937; -71.0333 (Chelsea Public Schools District office)Coordinates: 42°23′37″N 71°02′00″W / 42.3937°N 71.0333°W / 42.3937; -71.0333 (Chelsea Public Schools District office)
District information
Grades PreK–12
Superintendent Mary M. Bourque
District ID 2503540[1]
Other information
Website www.chelseaschools.com

Chelsea Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Chelsea, Massachusetts in Greater Boston.

Demographics

At the start of the 2013-2014 school year the district had 5,500 students. Due to a wave of immigrant children entering the district, the enrollment count increased to 6,200 by the end of the year. Dr. Mary Bourque, the superintendent, characterized the increase as "dramatic" and explained that "It’s a big strain in terms of being able to address the needs without knowing ahead of time that those will be the needs."[2] Many are from El Salvador, Guatemala and Honduras and immigrated illegally. Of the new students, 75 arrived from Arizona and Texas and 285 directly arrived from outside the United States.[2]

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