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Lynn, Massachusetts - 27 schools
An equity score of 37/100 ranks Lynn #183 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $19,669 per pupil, Lynn ranks #266 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
Lynn operates 27 public schools serving 15,556 students, placing it in the mid-size range in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 11 combined, 10 elementary, 3 high, 3 middle schools, giving families a clear picture of grade-band coverage before they move, rent, or enrol. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Essex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $19,669 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 3.5% local, 70.4% state, and 26.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 37/100, ranked #183 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 3 of 27 schools offering Advanced Placement (27 AP courses district-wide), a 716.9:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 35.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 70.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% White, 8.4% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Capt William G Shoemaker, with a diversity index of 66.7/100.
Its largest campus is Lynn English High, enrolling 2,062 students (13% of the district's total enrollment). Its smallest is William R Fallon, at 30 students, a 69x enrollment spread across the district's campuses.
Lynn school enrollment ranges from 30 students (lowest) to 2,062 students (highest), a spread of 2,032 students. That ratio is an extreme outlier spread — among the widest gaps observed anywhere in this dataset. Per-school staffing ratios, programme availability, and capital-renovation cycles often diverge inside the same district based on enrollment shape.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection NCES Civil Rights Data Collection
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 NCES Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22
This district scores below average on funding equity. High reliance on local revenue or lower spending may contribute.
Average demographic composition across 27 schools in Lynn.
Source: NCES CCD School Membership 2024-25.
Average Simpson diversity index across Lynn's schools, about the same as the Massachusetts average of 47.3.
Source: NCES Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22.
| School | Enrollment |
|---|---|
| Lynn English High | 2,062 |
| Classical High | 1,795 |
| Lynn Vocational Technical Institute | 1,584 |
| Thurgood Marshall Mid | 1,310 |
| Breed Middle School | 1,265 |
| Ingalls | 719 |
| E J Harrington | 687 |
| Cobbet Elementary | 616 |
| Pickering Middle | 583 |
| Wm P Connery | 563 |
| Hood | 541 |
| A Drewicz Elementary | 488 |
| Washington Elementary School | 453 |
| Edward a Sisson | 449 |
| Robert L Ford | 410 |
| Tracy | 397 |
| Julia F Callahan | 373 |
| Capt William G Shoemaker | 361 |
| Brickett Elementary | 318 |
| Sewell-Anderson | 300 |
| Fredrick Douglass Collegiate Academy | 235 |
| Aborn | 224 |
| Lincoln-Thomson | 219 |
| Lynn Woods | 153 |
| Virginia Barton Early Childhood Center | 135 |
| Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High School | 94 |
| William R Fallon | 30 |
The Massachusetts districts closest to this one in total enrollment.
| District | Enrollment | Spending | Funding Mix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brockton | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Lowell | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Lawrence | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| New Bedford | Similar size | Similar spending | Similar funding mix |
| Newton | Similar size | Higher spending | More locally funded |
Comparisons are relative to Lynn's own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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Compare vs Boston →Lynn has 27 schools, including 3 high, 11 combined, 3 middle, 10 elementary. Total enrollment is 15,556 students.
Lynn spends $19,669 per student. The district has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #183 in Massachusetts.
Lynn students are 70.0% Hispanic or Latino, 12.1% White, 8.4% African American, 6.0% Asian, averaged across 27 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
Lynn has an equity score of 37/100, ranking #183 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.
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