Merrimack Valley News

Lowell Public Schools had the largest enrollment among Middlesex County districts, welcoming 14,274 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 52.2% of them were boys, and 47.8% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Lowell Public Schools students was Hispanic, accounting for 40.6% of the student population.

Among the 68 districts in Middlesex County, Newton Public Schools ranked second in enrollment numbers with 11,752 students, while Framingham Public Schools welcomed 9,134 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Lowell Public Schools roughly covers schools within Middlesex County with its main office in Lowell.

In the previous school year, Lowell Public Schools also had the highest number of students among Middlesex County districts.

Massachusetts spends more money on K-12 education per pupil than most other states, ranking fifth in the nation, according to a 2023 report. The state allocates $22,913 per pupil, totaling $21.1 billion annually.

Taxpayers provide a significant portion of their income towards education, with state funding accounting for $9,210 per pupil and local funding providing $11,830 per pupil. The federal government contributes a relatively small amount.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Lowell Public Schools	Lowell	14,274
Newton Public Schools	Newtonville	11,752
Framingham Public Schools	Framingham	9,134
Everett Public Schools	Everett	7,345
Cambridge Public Schools	Cambridge	6,915
Lexington Public Schools	Lexington	6,805
Malden Public Schools	Malden	6,282
Arlington Public Schools	Arlington	5,997
Waltham Public Schools	Waltham	5,709
Natick Public Schools	Natick	5,303
Chelmsford Public Schools	Chelmsford	5,130
Acton-Boxborough Regional School District	Acton	5,099
Somerville Public Schools	Somerville	4,927
Billerica Public Schools	Billerica	4,901
Marlborough Public Schools	Marlborough	4,729
Westford Public Schools	Westford	4,451
Woburn Public Schools	Woburn	4,424
Belmont Public Schools	Belmont	4,424
Winchester Public Schools	Winchester	4,331
Hopkinton Public School District	Hopkinton	4,187
Medford Public Schools	Medford	4,134
Melrose Public Schools	Melrose	3,892
Reading Public Schools	Reading	3,850
Dracut Public Schools	Dracut	3,543
Burlington Public Schools	Burlington	3,525
Wakefield Public Schools	Wakefield	3,365
Tewksbury Public Schools	Tewksbury	3,205
North Middlesex Regional School District	Towsend	2,994
Ashland Public Schools	Ashland	2,903
Wilmington Public Schools	Wilmington	2,760
Wayland Public Schools	Wayland	2,745
Holliston Public Schools	Holliston	2,724
Watertown Public Schools	Watertown	2,717
Bedford Public Schools	Bedford	2,559
Sudbury Public Schools	Sudbury	2,539
Hudson Public Schools	Hudson	2,340
North Reading Public School District	North Reading	2,317
Greater Lowell Regional Vocational Technical School District	Tyngsborough	2,314
Groton-Dunstable Regional School District	Groton	2,305
Stoneham Public Schools	Stoneham	2,289
Weston Public Schools	Weston	2,036
Concord Public Schools	Concord	1,971
Ayer Shirley School District	Ayer	1,687
Littleton Public School	Littleton	1,674
Mystic Valley Regional Charter District	Malden	1,653
Tyngsborough Public Schools	Tyngsborough	1,542
Lincoln-Sudbury Regional School District	Sudbury	1,462
Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School District	Wakefield	1,343
Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District	Billerica	1,306
Concord-Carlisle Regional School District	Concord	1,230
Collegiate Charter School of Lowell District	Lowell	1,211
Maynard Public Schools	Maynard	1,201
Assabet Valley Regional Vocational/Technical School District	Marlborough	1,130
Lincoln School District	Lincoln	1,033
Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter District	Marlborough	966
Prospect Hill Academy Charter District	Cambridge	917
South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical School District	Framingham	871
Lowell Community Charter Public District	Lowell	817
Innovation Academy Charter District	Tyngsborough	788
Pioneer Charter School of Science District	Everett	779
Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational Technical School District	Westford	773
Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical School District	Lexington	683
Carlisle Public Schools	Carlisle	608
Francis W. Parker Charter Essential District	Devens	370
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public District	Cambridge	346
Christa McAuliffe Charter School District	Framingham	288
Community Charter School of Cambridge District	Cambridge	261
Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter District	Lowell	106