Sturbridge, Massachusetts
The Sturbridge Schools by the Numbers
A snapshot of the town’s own elementary district, Burgess Elementary, which educates about 795 students from prekindergarten through grade six. Detailed figures come from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
District Snapshot
Sources: Massachusetts DESE, school and district profiles.
High needs is a state count, not a score. It includes every student who is from a low income household, learning English, or receiving special education services, and counts each one only once. The median across all 395 Massachusetts districts is 46.6 percent.
District Overview
| District | Sturbridge (School Union 61) |
| Enrollment | 795 |
| School | Burgess Elementary |
| Grades 7 to 12 | Tantasqua Regional |
Student Population
For the precise current breakdown, see the DESE district profile.
| English learners | 2.5% |
| High needs | 34.1% |
| Per-pupil spending (in-district) | $18,024.57 |
Academic Performance & Context
Because Burgess Elementary serves prekindergarten through grade six, it has no graduation rate of its own; Sturbridge students earn their diplomas at the regional Tantasqua district, which the town shares with Brimfield, Brookfield, Holland, and Wales. MCAS results and accountability data for both districts are published and updated each year by DESE. Because these change annually, this guide links to the live state profile rather than reprinting numbers that quickly go stale.
Sources
MA DESE, Sturbridge Student Profile (code 02870000). Accessed 2026.