The largest public schools in Massachusetts

Brockton High in Brockton was Massachusetts's largest public school in 2024-25, with 3,598 students. One of the 15 largest, TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School, teaches online; its enrollment comes from across the state.

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · ranked by fall 2024 membership, schools open that year · method

Largest public schools in Massachusetts, 2024-25Brockton High 3,598; Lawrence High School 3,453; Lowell High 3,446; TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School (online) 2,969; New Bedford High 2,878; Taunton High 2,877; B M C Durfee High 2,642; Framingham High School 2,534; Boston Latin School 2,424; Lexington High 2,405.01k2k3k4kBrockton High3,598Lawrence High School3,453Lowell High3,446TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual Scho…2,969New Bedford High2,878Taunton High2,877B M C Durfee High2,642Framingham High School2,534Boston Latin School2,424Lexington High2,405
Largest public schools in Massachusetts, 2024-25Brockton High 3,598; Lawrence High School 3,453; Lowell High 3,446; TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School (online) 2,969; New Bedford High 2,878; Taunton High 2,877; B M C Durfee High 2,642; Framingham High School 2,534; Boston Latin School 2,424; Lexington High 2,405.01k2k3k4kBrockton High3,598Lawrence High School3,453Lowell High3,446TEC Connections Academy Commonwealt…2,969New Bedford High2,878Taunton High2,877B M C Durfee High2,642Framingham High School2,534Boston Latin School2,424Lexington High2,405
Largest public schools in Massachusetts, 2024-25Brockton High 3,598; Lawrence High School 3,453; Lowell High 3,446; TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School (online) 2,969; New Bedford High 2,878; Taunton High 2,877; B M C Durfee High 2,642; Framingham High School 2,534; Boston Latin School 2,424; Lexington High 2,405.02k4kBrockton High3,598Lawrence High School3,453Lowell High3,446TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtua…2,969New Bedford High2,878Taunton High2,877B M C Durfee High2,642Framingham High School2,534Boston Latin School2,424Lexington High2,405
Largest public schools in Massachusetts, 2024-25Brockton High 3,598; Lawrence High School 3,453; Lowell High 3,446; TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School (online) 2,969; New Bedford High 2,878; Taunton High 2,877; B M C Durfee High 2,642; Framingham High School 2,534; Boston Latin School 2,424; Lexington High 2,405.02k4kBrockton High3,598Lawrence High School3,453Lowell High3,446TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Vi…2,969New Bedford High2,878Taunton High2,877B M C Durfee High2,642Framingham High School2,534Boston Latin School2,424Lexington High2,405

The chart draws the top of the register below; its source is named under the register.

The 50 largest, with their teachers

SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
Brockton HighBrockton3,59817.0No
Lawrence High SchoolLawrence3,45313.6No
Lowell HighLowell3,44614.8No
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual SchoolEast Walpole2,96920.7Yes
New Bedford HighNew Bedford2,87813.5No
Taunton HighTaunton2,87716.6No
B M C Durfee HighFall River2,64211.3No
Framingham High SchoolFramingham2,53412.7No
Boston Latin SchoolBoston2,42418.7No
Lexington HighLexington2,40511.4No
Gr Lowell Regional Vocational TechnicalTyngsborough2,31411.2No
Everett HighEverett2,30712.1No
Brooke Charter SchoolRoslindale2,21612.4No
Brookline HighBrookline2,18111.9No
Gr New Bedford Vocational TechnicalNew Bedford2,15111.3No
The other 35 on the list
SchoolCityStudentsPer teacherOnline
Revere HighRevere2,11513.6No
Newton North HighNewtonville2,09610.8No
Cambridge Rindge and LatinCambridge2,0729.3No
Lynn English HighLynn2,06215.0No
Attleboro HighAttleboro2,03015.3No
Springfield Central HighSpringfield1,98312.2No
Haverhill HighHaverhill1,92212.5No
Newton South HighNewton Centre1,89811.6No
Shrewsbury High SchoolShrewsbury1,89114.4No
Malden HighMalden1,89016.1No
Methuen HighMethuen1,84113.1No
Gr Lawrence Regional Vocational TechnicalAndover1,83712.8No
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical SchoolHathorne1,83012.8No
Billerica Memorial High SchoolBillerica1,81614.1No
South High CommunityWorcester1,80014.6No
Classical HighLynn1,79514.4No
Waltham Senior HighWaltham1,79110.4No
Wachusett Regional HighHolden1,77913.0No
Natick HighNatick1,76112.6No
Mystic Valley Regional Charter SchoolMalden1,69815.5No
Braintree HighBraintree1,69415.7No
Boston Latin AcademyDorchester1,69317.9No
Weymouth High SchoolWeymouth1,67911.9No
Arlington HighArlington1,67713.6No
Barnstable HighHyannis1,65210.6No
Chelsea HighChelsea1,64913.1No
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter SchoolLynn1,63713.8No
Needham HighNeedham1,63311.9No
Acton-Boxborough Regional HighActon1,62213.5No
Southeastern Regional Vocational TechnicalSouth Easton1,61812.2No
Andover HighAndover1,60912.8No
Lynn Vocational Technical InstituteLynn1,58412.1No
Doherty Memorial HighWorcester1,57315.3No
Holyoke HighHolyoke1,56912.5No
North Quincy HighQuincy1,52015.5No

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: membership, staff and the directory's virtual-status field.

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Sources

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership and staff files · 2024-25

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