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.
| # | District | Students |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 45,742 |
| 2 | Worcester | 24,350 |
| 3 | Springfield | 23,693 |
| 4 | Lynn | 16,022 |
| 5 | Brockton | 14,954 |
| 6 | Lowell | 14,273 |
| 7 | Lawrence | 13,008 |
| 8 | New Bedford | 12,488 |
| 9 | Newton | 11,752 |
| 10 | Fall River | 10,656 |
| 11 | Quincy | 9,695 |
| 12 | Framingham | 9,134 |
| 13 | Taunton | 8,018 |
| 14 | Haverhill | 7,882 |
| 15 | Everett | 7,345 |
| 16 | Revere | 7,344 |
| 17 | Plymouth | 7,055 |
| 18 | Brookline | 7,039 |
| 19 | Cambridge | 6,915 |
| 20 | Chicopee | 6,807 |
| 21 | Lexington | 6,805 |
| 22 | Wachusett | 6,676 |
| 23 | Methuen | 6,532 |
| 24 | Malden | 6,282 |
| 25 | Chelsea | 6,148 |
| 26 | Attleboro | 6,057 |
| 27 | Leominster | 6,012 |
| 28 | Arlington | 5,997 |
| 29 | Shrewsbury | 5,921 |
| 30 | Peabody | 5,832 |
| 31 | Waltham | 5,709 |
| 32 | Weymouth | 5,641 |
| 33 | Bridgewater-Raynham | 5,582 |
| 34 | Needham | 5,541 |
| 35 | Andover | 5,448 |
| 36 | Natick | 5,303 |
| 37 | Braintree | 5,237 |
| 38 | Chelmsford | 5,130 |
| 39 | Fitchburg | 5,124 |
| 40 | Acton-Boxborough | 5,099 |
| 41 | Somerville | 4,927 |
| 42 | Billerica | 4,901 |
| 43 | Holyoke | 4,898 |
| 44 | Pittsfield | 4,876 |
| 45 | Barnstable | 4,817 |
| 46 | Westfield | 4,808 |
| 47 | Marlborough | 4,729 |
| 48 | Franklin | 4,680 |
| 49 | Beverly | 4,502 |
| 50 | North Andover | 4,463 |
Districts with Most Schools
Massachusetts school districts ranked by number of schools in the district.
| # | District | Schools |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston | 109 |
| 2 | Springfield | 66 |
| 3 | Worcester | 45 |
| 4 | Lynn | 27 |
| 5 | Lowell | 27 |
| 6 | Lawrence | 26 |
| 7 | Brockton | 24 |
| 8 | New Bedford | 24 |
| 9 | Newton | 22 |
| 10 | Quincy | 19 |
| 11 | Fall River | 18 |
| 12 | Cambridge | 17 |
| 13 | Haverhill | 16 |
| 14 | Chicopee | 15 |
| 15 | Framingham | 14 |
| 16 | Pittsfield | 14 |
| 17 | Taunton | 13 |
| 18 | Plymouth | 13 |
| 19 | Brookline | 13 |
| 20 | Wachusett | 13 |
| 21 | Leominster | 13 |
| 22 | Attleboro | 12 |
| 23 | Westfield | 12 |
| 24 | Revere | 11 |
| 25 | Chelsea | 11 |
| 26 | Arlington | 11 |
| 27 | Peabody | 11 |
| 28 | Weymouth | 11 |
| 29 | Somerville | 11 |
| 30 | Salem | 11 |
| 31 | Everett | 10 |
| 32 | Lexington | 10 |
| 33 | Waltham | 10 |
| 34 | Andover | 10 |
| 35 | Braintree | 10 |
| 36 | Holyoke | 10 |
| 37 | Franklin | 10 |
| 38 | Woburn | 10 |
| 39 | Wellesley | 10 |
| 40 | Shrewsbury | 9 |
| 41 | Acton-Boxborough | 9 |
| 42 | Barnstable | 9 |
| 43 | Westford | 9 |
| 44 | Reading | 9 |
| 45 | Bridgewater-Raynham | 8 |
| 46 | Needham | 8 |
| 47 | Natick | 8 |
| 48 | Chelmsford | 8 |
| 49 | Fitchburg | 8 |
| 50 | Billerica | 8 |