New Bedford Public Schools
| New Bedford Public Schools | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
455 County Street,
United StatesNew Bedford, MA 02740 | |
| District information | |
| Type | Public |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Superintendent | Andrew O’Leary |
| Schools | 26 |
| Budget | $182,502,046 total $13,256 per pupil (2016) |
| Students and staff | |
| Students | 12,565 |
| Teachers | 816 |
| Student–teacher ratio | 15.6 to 1 |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
New Bedford Public Schools (NBPS) is a school district serving New Bedford, Massachusetts, United States. Its headquarters are in the Paul Rodrigues Administration Building.
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. The school system, like that of nearby Fall River, is also in the process of major school upgrades and consolidations, having rebuilt several of its schools in recent years. The most recent, Keith Middle School, required a cleanup of the polluted soil on the site.
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.