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Enrollment Analysis: Did Middlesex County's districts enrollment rise or fall in 2022-23 school year?

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TX Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler 2023 | Massachusetts Department of Education

TX Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler 2023 | Massachusetts Department of Education

There were 213,683 students enrolled in Middlesex County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The county’s data showed that ninth grade had the biggest classes with 17,412 students, while pre-kindergarten had the least number of students that year with just 6,265 students.

Countywide, Lowell Public Schools welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Middlesex County.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2020. 35% of students were considered people of color.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only nine percent of teachers are people of color.

Enrollment in Middlesex County Over 4 Years
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Enrollment in Middlesex County School Districts During 2022-23 School Year
DistrictTotal Enrollment in 2021-22Total Enrollment in 2022-23% Change from Previous Year
Lowell Public Schools13,99114,1301%
Newton Public Schools11,97411,882-0.8%
Framingham Public Schools8,8249,2745.1%
Everett Public Schools6,8137,2856.9%
Lexington Public Schools6,7906,8450.8%
Cambridge Public Schools6,6126,6270.2%
Malden Public Schools6,1016,3083.4%
Arlington Public Schools5,8665,9872.1%
Waltham Public Schools5,4965,6432.7%
Natick Public Schools5,3085,3460.7%
Acton-Boxborough Regional School District5,1865,133-1%
Chelmsford Public Schools4,9435,0552.3%
Billerica Public Schools4,7344,8221.9%
Somerville Public Schools4,6734,8153%
Marlborough Public Schools4,6434,7652.6%
Westford Public Schools4,6684,7100.9%
Belmont Public Schools4,3564,3780.5%
Winchester Public Schools4,3624,333-0.7%
Woburn Public Schools4,2954,276-0.4%
Medford Public Schools4,0244,1663.5%
Hopkinton Public School District4,0064,1633.9%
Melrose Public Schools3,7483,8492.7%
Reading Public Schools3,8463,8470%
Dracut Public Schools3,6283,581-1.3%
Burlington Public Schools3,4403,412-0.8%
Wakefield Public Schools3,3183,305-0.4%
Tewksbury Public Schools3,1803,2010.7%
North Middlesex Regional School District2,9893,0170.9%
Ashland Public Schools2,8702,8910.7%
Wilmington Public Schools2,8012,786-0.5%
Holliston Public Schools2,8092,776-1.2%
Wayland Public Schools2,7112,7541.6%
Watertown Public Schools2,5712,6623.5%
Bedford Public Schools2,6022,539-2.4%
Sudbury Public Schools2,5172,5350.7%
North Reading Public School District2,3212,3541.4%
Groton-Dunstable Regional School District2,3152,3511.6%
Hudson Public Schools2,3362,323-0.6%
Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School District2,3002,3020.1%
Stoneham Public Schools2,2432,2801.6%
Weston Public Schools1,9482,0002.7%
Concord Public Schools1,9981,946-2.6%
Littleton Public School1,6421,6902.9%
Ayer Shirley School District1,6221,6360.9%
Mystic Valley Regional Charter District1,5861,6081.4%
Tyngsborough Public Schools1,6241,566-3.6%
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District1,5131,484-1.9%
Concord-Carlisle Regional School District1,3231,306-1.3%
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School District1,3071,292-1.1%
Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District1,3171,292-1.9%
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell District1,1171,2037.7%
Maynard Public Schools1,1851,1940.8%
Assabet Valley Regional Vocational/Technical School District1,1391,128-1%
Lincoln School District1,0661,007-5.5%
Prospect Hill Academy Charter District1,096999-8.9%
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter District9659660.1%
South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical School District850842-0.9%
Lowell Community Charter Public District822813-1.1%
Innovation Academy Charter District7767932.2%
Pioneer Charter School of Science District7757831%
Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District7367501.9%
Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District6556915.5%
Carlisle Public Schools615601-2.3%
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential District3863880.5%
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public District3293320.9%
Christa McAuliffe Charter School District388329-15.2%
Community Charter School of Cambridge District288253-12.2%
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter District748312.2%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Assabet Valley Regional Vocational/Technical School DistrictSudbury Public SchoolsActon-Boxborough Regional School DistrictFrancis W. Parker Charter Essential DistrictInnovation Academy Charter DistrictCarlisle Public SchoolsCambridge Public SchoolsEverett Public SchoolsLincoln-Sudbury Regional School DistrictNortheast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictMystic Valley Regional Charter DistrictBurlington Public SchoolsLittleton Public SchoolLexington Public SchoolsLincoln School DistrictLowell Middlesex Academy Charter DistrictWakefield Public SchoolsBillerica Public SchoolsChrista McAuliffe Charter School DistrictNashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictWinchester School DistrictNatick Public SchoolsLowell Community Charter Public DistrictMarlborough Public SchoolsConcord Public SchoolsPioneer Charter School of Science DistrictMinuteman Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictFramingham Public SchoolsMaynard Public SchoolsCommunity Charter School of Cambridge DistrictWatertown School DistrictMelrose Public SchoolsGroton-Dunstable Regional School DistrictDracut Public SchoolsNorth Middlesex Regional School DistrictBedford Public SchoolsWoburn School DistrictAshland Public SchoolsHolliston Public SchoolsStoneham Public SchoolsAyer Shirley School DistrictLowell Public SchoolsMassachusetts State Board of EducationAdvanced Math and Science Academy Charter DistrictHopkinton Public School DistrictChelmsford Public SchoolsConcord-Carlisle Regional School DistrictCollegiate Charter School of Lowell DistrictHudson Public SchoolsGreater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictBelmont Public SchoolsMalden Public SchoolsBenjamin Banneker Charter Public DistrictTewksbury School DistrictMedford Public SchoolsArlington Public SchoolsWilmington School DistrictNorth Reading Public School DistrictReading Public SchoolsSomerville Public SchoolsShawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictProspect Hill Academy Charter DistrictNewton Public Schools

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