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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

Stoneham Public SchoolsConcord-Carlisle Regional School DistrictChelmsford Public SchoolsHopkinton Public School DistrictAdvanced Math and Science Academy Charter DistrictMassachusetts State Board of EducationLowell Public SchoolsWayland School DistrictAyer Shirley School DistrictCollegiate Charter School of Lowell DistrictHolliston Public SchoolsAshland Public SchoolsWoburn School DistrictBedford Public SchoolsNorth Middlesex Regional School DistrictDracut Public SchoolsGroton-Dunstable Regional School DistrictMelrose Public SchoolsTyngsborough School DistrictNewton Public SchoolsProspect Hill Academy Charter DistrictShawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictSomerville Public SchoolsReading Public SchoolsNorth Reading Public School DistrictWilmington School DistrictArlington Public SchoolsWatertown School DistrictMedford Public SchoolsTewksbury School DistrictBenjamin Banneker Charter Public DistrictMalden Public SchoolsBelmont Public SchoolsGreater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictHudson Public SchoolsLincoln-Sudbury Regional School DistrictSouth Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictWeston School DistrictLincoln School DistrictLexington Public SchoolsLittleton Public SchoolBurlington Public SchoolsMystic Valley Regional Charter DistrictNortheast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictLowell Middlesex Academy Charter DistrictEverett Public SchoolsCambridge Public SchoolsCarlisle Public SchoolsInnovation Academy Charter DistrictFrancis W. Parker Charter Essential DistrictActon-Boxborough Regional School DistrictSudbury Public SchoolsMarlborough Public SchoolsWestford School DistrictCommunity Charter School of Cambridge DistrictMaynard Public SchoolsFramingham Public SchoolsWaltham School DistrictMinuteman Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictPioneer Charter School of Science DistrictConcord Public SchoolsAssabet Valley Regional Vocational/Technical School DistrictLowell Community Charter Public DistrictNatick Public SchoolsWinchester School DistrictNashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictChrista McAuliffe Charter School DistrictBillerica Public SchoolsWakefield Public Schools

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