Massachusetts School District Rankings

398 districts serving 914,958 students

Data from NCES Common Core of Data. Browse all Massachusetts districts

Largest District
Boston
45,742 students
Most Schools
Boston
109 schools
Total Districts
398
Total Students
0.9M

Largest Districts by Enrollment

The 50 largest school districts in Massachusetts, ranked by total student enrollment.

#DistrictStudents
1Boston45,742
2Worcester24,350
3Springfield23,693
4Lynn16,022
5Brockton14,954
6Lowell14,273
7Lawrence13,008
8New Bedford12,488
9Newton11,752
10Fall River10,656
11Quincy9,695
12Framingham9,134
13Taunton8,018
14Haverhill7,882
15Everett7,345
16Revere7,344
17Plymouth7,055
18Brookline7,039
19Cambridge6,915
20Chicopee6,807
21Lexington6,805
22Wachusett6,676
23Methuen6,532
24Malden6,282
25Chelsea6,148
26Attleboro6,057
27Leominster6,012
28Arlington5,997
29Shrewsbury5,921
30Peabody5,832
31Waltham5,709
32Weymouth5,641
33Bridgewater-Raynham5,582
34Needham5,541
35Andover5,448
36Natick5,303
37Braintree5,237
38Chelmsford5,130
39Fitchburg5,124
40Acton-Boxborough5,099
41Somerville4,927
42Billerica4,901
43Holyoke4,898
44Pittsfield4,876
45Barnstable4,817
46Westfield4,808
47Marlborough4,729
48Franklin4,680
49Beverly4,502
50North Andover4,463

Districts with Most Schools

Massachusetts school districts ranked by number of schools in the district.

#DistrictSchools
1Boston109
2Springfield66
3Worcester45
4Lynn27
5Lowell27
6Lawrence26
7Brockton24
8New Bedford24
9Newton22
10Quincy19
11Fall River18
12Cambridge17
13Haverhill16
14Chicopee15
15Framingham14
16Pittsfield14
17Taunton13
18Plymouth13
19Brookline13
20Wachusett13
21Leominster13
22Attleboro12
23Westfield12
24Revere11
25Chelsea11
26Arlington11
27Peabody11
28Weymouth11
29Somerville11
30Salem11
31Everett10
32Lexington10
33Waltham10
34Andover10
35Braintree10
36Holyoke10
37Franklin10
38Woburn10
39Wellesley10
40Shrewsbury9
41Acton-Boxborough9
42Barnstable9
43Westford9
44Reading9
45Bridgewater-Raynham8
46Needham8
47Natick8
48Chelmsford8
49Fitchburg8
50Billerica8

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