New Bedford Public Schools

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New Bedford Public Schools
Location
455 County Street,
New Bedford, MA 02740
United States
District information
Type Public
GradesK-12
SuperintendentAndrew O’Leary [1]
Schools26
Budget$182,502,046 total
$13,256 per pupil
(2016) [2]
Students and staff
Students12,565 [3]
Teachers816 [4]
Student–teacher ratio15.6 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]

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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]

History

By 2019 the district received an influx of students speaking the Kʼicheʼ language. In 2019 an advocacy group for the Maya people complained to the courts that the school district was not providing adequate Kʼicheʼ language services. As of December 2022, New Bedford Public Schools had 161 enrolled students who speak primarily K’iché out of its 13,000 student population. The U.S. Department of Justice and the school district came to resolution so the school district could provide appropriate Kʼicheʼ language services. [10] The Equal Educational Opportunities Act of 1974 requires school districts to provide services to speakers of languages other than English. [11]

Demographics

In 2022, the student count was 13,000; these students spoke 40 languages and originated from 25 countries. Of the total students, 5,000 were classified as having English as a second language. 42% of the total student body had a home language other than English. [12]

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References

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