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Lowell Public Schools enrollment grows 1% in 2022-23 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

There were 14,130 students enrolled in Lowell Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% more 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, 52% identified as male, 47.9% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Lowell Public Schools registered the sixth-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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.

Enrollment in Lowell Public Schools Over 4 Years
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,0002022-232021-222020-212019-2014,13014,13013,99113,99114,02314,02314,43414,434

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Abraham Lincoln4844921.7%
B. F. Butler Middle School515514-0.2%
Bartlett Community Partnership4624946.9%
Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning Center849917.9%
Charles W Morey4734811.7%
Charlotte M Murkland Elementary453438-3.3%
Dr An Wang School665659-0.9%
Dr Gertrude Bailey4564600.9%
Dr. Janice Adie Day School52555.8%
Greenhalge4654731.7%
Henry J Robinson Middle635603-5%
James S Daley Middle School6496743.9%
James Sullivan Middle School644592-8.1%
John J Shaughnessy4614793.9%
Joseph McAvinnue444428-3.6%
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle School646633-2%
Laura Lee Therapeutic Day School1714-17.6%
Leblanc Therapeutic Day School3933-15.4%
Lowell High3,0563,1673.6%
Moody Elementary2412410%
Pawtucketville Memorial4544662.6%
Peter W Reilly4564856.4%
Pyne Arts45350311%
Rogers STEM Academy865835-3.5%
S Christa McAuliffe Elementary4794800.2%
The Career Academy9788-9.3%
Washington246244-0.8%

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