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0.6% more students enrolled in Lawrence Public Schools in 2022-23 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

There were 12,867 students enrolled in Lawrence Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% more than the year before, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.2% identified as male, 46.6% identified as female, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Lawrence Public Schools registered the seventh-largest enrollment in the state.

Lawrence Public Schools roughly covers schools within Essex County, and has a main office in Lawrence.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, making up 53% of the student population in the state. Hispanic students come in second, representing over 25% of Massachusetts' student body.

However, across the state, Hispanic and Native American students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Under representation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

Enrollment in Lawrence Public Schools Over 4 Years
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,0002022-232021-222020-212019-2012,86712,86712,78612,78612,84212,84213,55013,550

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Alexander B Bruce451409-9.3%
Arlington Elementary5645792.7%
Arlington Middle School5635752.1%
Edward F. Parthum6686771.3%
Emily G Wetherbee529495-6.4%
Francis M Leahy396380-4%
Frost Middle School528514-2.7%
Gerard A. Guilmette4764811.1%
Guilmette Middle School496459-7.5%
High School Learning Center20831049%
James F Hennessey3123171.6%
John Breen School2522582.4%
John K Tarbox2742750.4%
Lawlor Early Childhood Center13316423.3%
Lawrence Family Public Academy16218916.7%
Lawrence High School3,0973,084-0.4%
Leonard Middle School340327-3.8%
Oliver Elementary School461433-6.1%
Oliver Middle School31135112.9%
Parthum Middle School5575682%
RISE Academy7956-29.1%
Robert Frost5415725.7%
Rollins Early Childhood Center16320223.9%
School for Exceptional Studies105102-2.9%
South Lawrence East Elementary School684653-4.5%
Spark Academy4364370.2%

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