State overview

Massachusetts

398 NCES district and charter agencies · 910,036 students in the linked federal file

Estimated academic standing55th percentile10 percentile points above a typical state

Chronically absent22.8%4.1 points below a typical state

Spending per student$21,84058% above a typical state

Students per counselor205:1142.5 students below a typical state

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Chronic absence is lower than in a typical state.

22.8% of students were chronically absent in the latest comparable data. Spending was 58% above a typical state. Open a local profile below to see how much results vary within Massachusetts.

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Districts and charter agencies in Massachusetts

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BostonHyde Park · NCES 250279046,171students SpringfieldSpringfield · NCES 251113023,798students WorcesterWorcester · NCES 251323023,735students LynnLynn · NCES 250711015,671students BrocktonBrockton · NCES 250309015,263students LowellLowell · NCES 250702013,991students LawrenceLawrence · NCES 250666012,786students New BedfordNew Bedford · NCES 250843012,473students NewtonWaban · NCES 250861011,974students Fall RiverFall River · NCES 250483010,268students QuincyQuincy · NCES 25098709,404students FraminghamFramingham · NCES 25049808,821students TauntonTaunton · NCES 25115207,757students HaverhillBradford · NCES 25059707,735students PlymouthPlymouth · NCES 25097207,196students RevereRevere · NCES 25100507,141students BrooklineBrookline · NCES 25031506,928students EverettEverett · NCES 25047706,813students ChicopeeChicopee · NCES 25036606,797students LexingtonLexington · NCES 25068406,790students WachusettRutland · NCES 25118806,727students CambridgeCambridge · NCES 25032706,582students MethuenMethuen · NCES 25077406,439students MaldenMalden · NCES 25071706,081students ChelseaChelsea · NCES 25035406,074students LeominsterLeominster · NCES 25067805,913students ShrewsburyShrewsbury · NCES 25107705,885students PeabodyPeabody · NCES 25093605,882students ArlingtonArlington · NCES 25019805,866students AttleboroAttleboro · NCES 25021905,866students NeedhamNeedham · NCES 25083705,515students WeymouthEast Weymouth · NCES 25128405,501students WalthamWaltham · NCES 25120005,496students AndoverAndover · NCES 25019505,456students Bridgewater-RaynhamBridgewater · NCES 25030305,392students BraintreeBraintree · NCES 25029405,275students FitchburgFitchburg · NCES 25048905,194students Acton-BoxboroughActon · NCES 25017105,186students NatickNatick · NCES 25083405,177students HolyokeHolyoke · NCES 25062705,102students PittsfieldPittsfield · NCES 25096304,993students ChelmsfordChelmsford · NCES 25035104,943students WestfieldWestfield · NCES 25126304,774students BillericaBillerica · NCES 25026704,757students BarnstableHyannis · NCES 25023104,751students FranklinFranklin · NCES 25050104,749students WestfordWestford · NCES 25126604,669students MarlboroughMarlborough · NCES 25073204,643students BeverlyBeverly · NCES 25026404,635students SomervilleSomerville · NCES 25108904,612students North AndoverNorth Andover · NCES 25087004,493students WinchesterWinchester · NCES 25131104,362students BelmontBelmont · NCES 25024904,356students MiltonMilton · NCES 25079804,353students MilfordMilford · NCES 25078604,311students WoburnWoburn · NCES 25132004,295students WellesleyWellesley · NCES 25122704,290students MedfordMedford · NCES 25075604,024students HopkintonHopkinton · NCES 25063304,007students North AttleboroughNorth Attleborough · NCES 25087303,960students HinghamHingham · NCES 25060903,865students WestboroughWestborough · NCES 25126003,857students West SpringfieldWest Springfield · NCES 25125103,851students ReadingReading · NCES 25099903,846students MarshfieldMarshfield · NCES 25073503,822students MelroseMelrose · NCES 25076203,761students SalemSalem · NCES 25103803,665students WalpoleEast Walpole · NCES 25119703,660students DracutDracut · NCES 25043203,628students Whitman-HansonHanson · NCES 25129303,556students SharonSharon · NCES 25106203,537students StoughtonStoughton · NCES 25112503,477students AgawamAgawam · NCES 25018003,464students Dudley-Charlton RegionalCharlton · NCES 25043603,452students MansfieldMansfield · NCES 25072303,437students NorwoodNorwood · NCES 25090603,437students EastonSouth Easton · NCES 25046203,418students DartmouthDartmouth · NCES 25040203,411students BurlingtonBurlington · NCES 25032403,350students WakefieldWakefield · NCES 25119103,318students CantonCanton · NCES 25033003,228students DanversDanvers · NCES 25039903,217students TewksburyTewksbury · NCES 25115803,180students GraftonGrafton · NCES 25053703,138students NashobaStow · NCES 25083103,088students FalmouthEast Falmouth · NCES 25048603,019students MiddleboroughMiddleborough · NCES 25077703,011students North MiddlesexAshby · NCES 25087902,989students WestwoodWestwood · NCES 25128102,894students Hampden-WilbrahamHampden · NCES 25057302,890students AshlandAshland · NCES 25021002,870students GloucesterGloucester · NCES 25052802,832students DuxburyDuxbury · NCES 25044102,811students HollistonHolliston · NCES 25062402,808students WilmingtonWilmington · NCES 25130502,801students Dennis-YarmouthSouth Yarmouth · NCES 25041402,795students LongmeadowLongmeadow · NCES 25069902,792students ScituateScituate · NCES 25105602,772students Freetown-LakevilleLakeville · NCES 25050702,756students WaylandWayland · NCES 25122102,711students TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School DistrictEast Walpole · NCES 25005562,684students MarbleheadMarblehead · NCES 25072602,602students BedfordBedford · NCES 25024002,600students HanoverHanover · NCES 25057902,597students NorthamptonNorthampton · NCES 25088502,586students RandolphRandolph · NCES 25099302,571students WatertownWatertown · NCES 25121802,571students DedhamDedham · NCES 25040502,567students PembrokePembroke · NCES 25094202,563students Dighton-RehobothDighton · NCES 25042002,558students MedfieldMedfield · NCES 25075302,530students SudburySudbury · NCES 25113402,517students East LongmeadowEast Longmeadow · NCES 25045002,492students AuburnAuburn · NCES 25022202,464students FoxboroughFoxborough · NCES 25049502,459students SaugusSaugus · NCES 25105002,436students NortonNorton · NCES 25090002,376students HudsonHudson · NCES 25063902,337students North ReadingNorth Reading · NCES 25088202,325students Groton-DunstableGroton · NCES 25055002,315students Greater Lowell Regional Vocational TechnicalTyngsborough · NCES 25054802,299students LudlowLudlow · NCES 25070502,293students SandwichSandwich · NCES 25104702,288students Ashburnham-WestminsterAshburnham · NCES 25020402,283students GardnerGardner · NCES 25051302,251students StonehamStoneham · NCES 25112202,243students QuabbinGilbertville · NCES 25000012,223students TritonNewbury · NCES 25117402,217students PentucketMerrimac · NCES 25094502,210students NorwellNorwell · NCES 25090302,186students LynnfieldLynnfield · NCES 25071402,167students AbingtonAbington · NCES 25016502,154students NewburyportNewburyport · NCES 25085802,150students Brooke Charter School (District)Roslindale · NCES 25000712,145students Mendon-UptonMendon · NCES 25076802,141students BelchertownBelchertown · NCES 25024302,131students RocklandRockland · NCES 25101702,118students Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational TechnicalNew Bedford · NCES 25084402,110students MedwayMedway · NCES 25075902,108students East BridgewaterEast Bridgewater · NCES 25044402,107students SeekonkSeekonk · NCES 25105902,075students WarehamWareham · NCES 25120602,043students SwampscottSwampscott · NCES 25114302,040students SwanseaSwansea · NCES 25114602,013students ConcordConcord · NCES 25038401,998students BellinghamBellingham · NCES 25024601,980students NorthbridgeWhitinsville · NCES 25089401,975students WestonWeston · NCES 25127501,948students ClintonClinton · NCES 25037501,905students WinthropWinthrop · NCES 25131701,883students King PhilipNorfolk · NCES 25065101,874students FairhavenFairhaven · NCES 25048001,846students SouthbridgeSouthbridge · NCES 25110101,805students AmesburyAmesbury · NCES 25018601,797students TantasquaFiskdale · NCES 25114901,789students South HadleySouth Hadley · NCES 25109201,763students Monomoy Regional School DistrictChatham · NCES 25005441,758students WebsterWebster · NCES 25122401,697students Foxborough Regional Charter (District)Foxborough · NCES 25000521,689students Hamilton-WenhamWenham · NCES 25056701,684students NantucketNantucket · NCES 25082501,672students Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational TechnicalAndover · NCES 25054701,655students Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School DistrictHathorne · NCES 25005541,654students SomersetSomerset · NCES 25108601,646students LittletonLittleton · NCES 25069601,642students MasconometBoxford · NCES 25074101,642students IpswichIpswich · NCES 25064801,628students TyngsboroughTyngsborough · NCES 25117601,624students Ayer Shirley School DistrictAyer · NCES 25005421,622students KIPP Academy Lynn Charter (District)Lynn · NCES 25000821,614students GreenfieldGreenfield · NCES 25054901,604students MillburyMillbury · NCES 25078901,601students LunenburgLunenburg · NCES 25070801,597students UxbridgeUxbridge · NCES 25118501,594students Mystic Valley Regional Charter (District)Malden · NCES 25000551,586students Lincoln-SudburySudbury · NCES 25069301,559students BourneBourne · NCES 25028201,557students Silver LakeKingston · NCES 25108301,556students NorthboroughNorthborough · NCES 25088801,550students Southeastern Regional Vocational TechnicalSouth Easton · NCES 25110201,550students Athol-RoyalstonAthol · NCES 25021601,539students Blackstone-MillvilleBlackstone · NCES 25027151,539students Roxbury Preparatory Charter (District)Roxbury · NCES 25000631,521students Springfield International Charter (District)Springfield · NCES 25000281,519students Central BerkshireBecket · NCES 25033901,516students CarverCarver · NCES 25033601,508students Greater Fall River Regional Vocational TechnicalFall River · NCES 25054851,469students OxfordOxford · NCES 25092701,465students MashpeeMashpee · NCES 25074401,457students WestportWestport · NCES 25127801,430students Abby Kelley Foster Charter Public (District)Worcester · NCES 25000511,426students CohassetCohasset · NCES 25037801,422students EasthamptonEasthampton · NCES 25045901,418students Montachusett Regional Vocational TechnicalFitchburg · NCES 25080501,413students Spencer-E BrookfieldSpencer · NCES 25000021,395students NarragansettBaldwinville · NCES 25082801,393students LeicesterLeicester · NCES 25067201,389students West BridgewaterWest Bridgewater · NCES 25124201,379students NausetNorth Eastham · NCES 25045601,366students Excel Academy Charter (District)East Boston · NCES 25000751,365students Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School DistrictSouthwick · NCES 25000131,359students Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational TechnicalTaunton · NCES 25030801,332students Concord-CarlisleConcord · NCES 25038701,323students Shawsheen Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalBillerica · NCES 25106151,317students Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational TechnicalWakefield · NCES 25089601,308students HolbrookHolbrook · NCES 25061501,286students Whittier Regional Vocational TechnicalHaverhill · NCES 25129501,282students Atlantis Charter (District)Fall River · NCES 25000411,277students GeorgetownGeorgetown · NCES 25052201,276students Amherst-PelhamAmherst · NCES 25019201,273students Northboro-SouthboroNorthborough · NCES 25089101,269students North AdamsNorth Adams · NCES 25086701,257students Manchester Essex RegionalEssex · NCES 25000671,250students SouthboroughSouthborough · NCES 25109801,247students Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalUpton · NCES 25027101,234students MATCH Charter Public School (District)Boston · NCES 25000661,225students SuttonSutton · NCES 25114001,209students WinchendonWinchendon · NCES 25130801,206students Berkshire HillsGreat Barrington · NCES 25025301,188students PalmerPalmer · NCES 25093001,185students MaynardMaynard · NCES 25075001,183students DouglasDouglas · NCES 25042301,180students MillisMillis · NCES 25079201,175students Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational TechnicalCharlton · NCES 25110501,172students Dover-SherbornDover · NCES 25042901,159students Mount GreylockLanesborough · NCES 25081601,153students Quaboag RegionalWarren · NCES 25121001,141students Assabet Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalMarlborough · NCES 25021101,139students WareWare · NCES 25120301,124students Collegiate Charter School of Lowell (District)Lowell · NCES 25005451,117students HopedaleHopedale · NCES 25063001,117students Prospect Hill Academy Charter (District)Cambridge · NCES 25000461,096students Old RochesterMattapoisett · NCES 25091501,087students LincolnBedford · NCES 25069001,066students AmherstAmherst · NCES 25018901,056students Berlin-BoylstonBerlin · NCES 25025801,053students South Shore Charter Public (District)Norwell · NCES 25000401,050students KingstonKingston · NCES 25065401,047students Greater Commonwealth Virtual DistrictGreenfield · NCES 25005511,032students NorfolkNorfolk · NCES 25086401,031students HarvardHarvard · NCES 25058801,025students Hoosac Valley RegionalAdams · NCES 25017801,008students Somerset Berkley Regional School DistrictSomerset · NCES 2500541984students Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter (District)Marlborough · NCES 2500085964students Alma del Mar Charter School (District)New Bedford · NCES 2500525944students Boston Renaissance Charter Public (District)Hyde Park · NCES 2500039939students Tri-County Regional Vocational TechnicalFranklin · NCES 2511735939students AcushnetAcushnet · NCES 2501740935students WrenthamWrentham · NCES 2513290921students Blue Hills Regional Vocational TechnicalCanton · NCES 2502740917students West BoylstonWest Boylston · NCES 2512390879students BerkleyBerkley · NCES 2502520870students South Middlesex Regional Vocational TechnicalFramingham · NCES 2511060850students SturbridgeSturbridge · NCES 2511310846students Gill-MontagueGill · NCES 2505270845students MonsonMonson · NCES 2508040836students Lowell Community Charter Public (District)Lowell · NCES 2500065822students Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District)Franklin · NCES 2500030818students HullHull · NCES 2506420805students Lawrence Family Development Charter (District)Lawrence · NCES 2500032796students Innovation Academy Charter (District)Tyngsboro · NCES 2500025776students Pioneer Charter School of Science (District)Everett · NCES 2500518775students Neighborhood House Charter (District)Dorchester · NCES 2500029764students Mohawk TrailShelburne Falls · NCES 2507990762students RockportRockport · NCES 2510200748students Upper Cape Cod Regional Vocational TechnicalBourne · NCES 2511800745students New Heights Charter School of Brockton (District)Brockton · NCES 2500559744students BoxfordBoxford · NCES 2502880739students Nashoba Valley Regional Vocational TechnicalWestford · NCES 2508320736students GatewayChester · NCES 2505160733students LenoxLenox · NCES 2506750722students AvonAvon · NCES 2502250715students MiddletonMiddleton · NCES 2507830708students Martha's VineyardOak Bluffs · NCES 2507380706students Boston Collegiate Charter (District)Dorchester · NCES 2500053702students GranbyGranby · NCES 2505400697students Boston Preparatory Charter Public (District)Hyde Park · NCES 2500080696students HampshireWesthampton · NCES 2505740685students Learning First Charter Public School (District)Worcester · NCES 2500045671students LeeLee · NCES 2506690660students Pioneer ValleyBernardston · NCES 2509600657students PlainvillePlainville · NCES 2509690656students Minuteman Regional Vocational TechnicalLexington · NCES 2507985655students Rising Tide Charter Public (District)Plymouth · NCES 2500057655students South Shore Regional Vocational TechnicalHanover · NCES 2510930655students Cape Cod Regional Vocational TechnicalHarwich · NCES 2503310654students Holyoke Community Charter (District)Holyoke · NCES 2500087653students UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester (District)Boston · NCES 2500549653students Southern BerkshireSheffield · NCES 2511040633students Pathfinder Regional Vocational TechnicalPalmer · NCES 2509310629students TopsfieldTopsfield · NCES 2511670622students CarlisleCarlisle · NCES 2503330615students FrontierSouth Deerfield · NCES 2505100610students KIPP Academy Boston Charter School (District)Mattapan · NCES 2500537600students Norfolk County AgriculturalWalpole · NCES 2508650591students Franklin County Regional Vocational TechnicalTurners Falls · NCES 2505020583students Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter (District)Hadley · NCES 2500517572students Argosy Collegiate Charter School (District)Fall River · NCES 2500552566students HalifaxHalifax · NCES 2505610564students Old Colony Regional Vocational TechnicalRochester · NCES 2509140563students Ralph C MaharOrange · NCES 2509900557students Hampden Charter School of Science East (District)Chicopee · NCES 2500522554students Northampton-Smith Vocational AgriculturalNorthampton · NCES 2508860547students OrangeOrange · NCES 2509180536students Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational TechnicalNorth Adams · NCES 2508950523students RochesterRochester · NCES 2510140516students Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Public (District)Hyde Park · NCES 2500021510students Global Learning Charter Public (District)New Bedford · NCES 2500519504students Bristol County AgriculturalDighton · NCES 2503070499students Salem Academy Charter (District)Salem · NCES 2500084498students DoverDover · NCES 2504260489students Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School (District)Brighton · NCES 2500526486students HadleyHadley · NCES 2505580469students SouthamptonSouthampton · NCES 2510950466students Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)Springfield · NCES 2500550456students North BrookfieldNorth Brookfield · NCES 2508760454students Conservatory Lab Charter (District)Dorchester · NCES 2500060447students BrewsterBrewster · NCES 2502970438students MattapoisettMattapoisett · NCES 2507470436students Springfield Preparatory Charter School (District)Longmeadow · NCES 2500557433students Oak BluffsOak Bluffs · NCES 2504650427students Sturgis Charter Public (District)Hyannis · NCES 2500058425students Up-Island RegionalChilmark · NCES 2500043413students MarionMarion · NCES 2507290406students SherbornSherborn · NCES 2510710403students Community Day Charter Public School - Gateway (District)Lawrence · NCES 2500538401students Community Day Charter Public School - Prospect (District)Lawrence · NCES 2500027400students Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public (District)South Hadley · NCES 2500044400students EdgartownEdgartown · NCES 2509090397students Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann ChBoston · NCES 2500054395students Community Day Charter Public School - R. Kingman Webster (DiLawrence · NCES 2500535394students HatfieldHatfield · NCES 2505940391students Christa McAuliffe Charter Public (District)Framingham · NCES 2500068388students Francis W. Parker Charter Essential (District)Devens · NCES 2500038383students Veritas Preparatory Charter School (District)Springfield · NCES 2500536380students Pioneer Charter School of Science II (PCSS-II) (District)Saugus · NCES 2500546376students Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)West Springfield · NCES 2500588368students Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District)Adams · NCES 2500079366students Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence (DistricSpringfield · NCES 2500089350students Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential (District)Fitchburg · NCES 2500073350students Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter (District)Roxbury · NCES 2500049348students Codman Academy Charter Public (District)Dorchester · NCES 2500070343students Bridge Boston Charter School (District)Roxbury · NCES 2500527336students Libertas Academy Charter School (District)Springfield · NCES 2500586332students Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)Cambridge · NCES 2500022329students DeerfieldSouth Deerfield · NCES 2504080326students Old Sturbridge Academy Charter Public School (District)Sturbridge · NCES 2500587320students UP Academy Charter School of Boston (District)South Boston · NCES 2500533317students Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District)Haverhill · NCES 2500083306students Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)Cambridge · NCES 2500086288students River Valley Charter (District)Newburyport · NCES 2500062288students Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School (District)Boston · NCES 2500543286students TisburyVineyard Haven · NCES 2512570286students BrookfieldBrookfield · NCES 2503120279students BrimfieldBrimfield · NCES 2503060269students Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District)East Harwich · NCES 2500024250students PlymptonPlympton · NCES 2509780241students City on a Hill Charter Public School (District)Roxbury · NCES 2500026229students HollandHolland · NCES 2506210226students Marblehead Community Charter Public (District)Marblehead · NCES 2500034225students Map Academy Charter School (District)Plymouth · NCES 2500589223students Four Rivers Charter Public (District)Greenfield · NCES 2500076218students Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public (District)Easthampton · NCES 2500031216students ClarksburgClarksburg · NCES 2503720211students EasthamEastham · NCES 2504530192students Phoenix Charter Academy (District)Chelsea · NCES 2500090185students Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield (DistSpringfield · NCES 2500555175students SunderlandSunderland · NCES 2511370174students Martha's Vineyard Charter (District)West Tisbury · NCES 2500035165students NahantNahant · NCES 2508220164students OrleansOrleans · NCES 2509210164students RichmondRichmond · NCES 2510080157students Chesterfield-GoshenChesterfield · NCES 2500014148students ConwayConway · NCES 2503900145students LeverettLeverett · NCES 2506810144students ProvincetownProvincetown · NCES 2509840141students Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public (District)Boston · NCES 2500077138students Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Lawrence (DistricLawrence · NCES 2500590138students WilliamsburgWilliamsburg · NCES 2512990138students ErvingErving · NCES 2504710133students New Salem-WendellNew Salem · NCES 2508530130students HawlemontCharlemont · NCES 2506000123students WhatelyWhately · NCES 2512870121students WalesWales · NCES 2511940118students PelhamPelham · NCES 2509390117students Farmington River RegionalOtis · NCES 2513321116students ShutesburyShutesbury · NCES 2510800115students PetershamPetersham · NCES 2509540113students WellfleetWellfleet · NCES 2512300112students TruroTruro · NCES 2511730111students FloridaFlorida · NCES 2504920104students WesthamptonWesthampton · NCES 2512690103students Ma Academy for Math and ScienceWorcester · NCES 250003691students Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter (District)Lowell · NCES 250003374students WorthingtonWorthington · NCES 251326067students RoweRowe · NCES 251023065students HancockHancock · NCES 250576057students SavoySavoy · NCES 251053051students