Merrimack Valley News

There were 3,412 students enrolled in Burlington Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% fewer than the year before, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.5% identified as male, 49.3% identified as female, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Burlington Public Schools registered the 77th-largest enrollment in the state.

Burlington Public Schools roughly covers schools within Middlesex County, and has a main office in Burlington.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, making up 53% of the student population in the state. Hispanic students come in second, representing over 25% of Massachusetts' student body.

However, across the state, Hispanic and Native American students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Under representation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-2022	Total Enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
Burlington High	997	972	-2.5%
Fox Hill	478	428	-10.5%
Francis Wyman Elementary	518	493	-4.8%
Marshall Simonds Middle	763	817	7.1%
Memorial	409	394	-3.7%
Pine Glen Elementary	275	308	12%