lunenburgbudgetproject.org — written by the Lunenburg Budget Project, an independent tool for residents. Not affiliated with the Town of Lunenburg, the School Committee or the school district. The data this page is computed from: /data/topics/enrolment-by-grade-band.json
Grades 9–12 lost 30.0% of their children from FY2008 to FY2026; pre-K to grade 5 lost 5.8%.
Enrolment by grade band
Pre-K to grade 5Grades 6–8Grades 9–12
Pre-K to grade 5
Grades 6–8
Grades 9–12
FY2008
791 children
413 children
619 children
FY2009
773 children
395 children
566 children
FY2010
759 children
402 children
541 children
FY2011
733 children
381 children
535 children
FY2012
741 children
386 children
504 children
FY2013
741 children
386 children
456 children
FY2014
756 children
375 children
430 children
FY2015
771 children
359 children
425 children
FY2016
759 children
374 children
429 children
FY2017
786 children
388 children
433 children
FY2018
767 children
423 children
442 children
FY2019
790 children
393 children
458 children
FY2020
777 children
406 children
452 children
FY2021
729 children
386 children
474 children
FY2022
740 children
402 children
450 children
FY2023
737 children
380 children
440 children
FY2024
761 children
363 children
449 children
FY2025
719 children
382 children
452 children
FY2026
745 children
382 children
433 children
DESE’s 1 October headcount, Lunenburg district rows.
1 · The facts
619
in grades 9–12, FY2008
433
in grades 9–12, FY2026
30.0%
fall in grades 9–12 (our arithmetic)
791
pre-K to grade 5, FY2008
745
pre-K to grade 5, FY2026
413
in grades 6–8, FY2008
382
in grades 6–8, FY2026
2 · What it shows
1
Grades 9–12 went from 619 to 433 children, down 30.0%.
2
The younger bands fell far less: 5.8% for pre-K to grade 5, 7.5% for grades 6–8.
Enrolment by grade band and by school
FY2008
FY2026
Changenot from the books
Pre-K to grade 5
791
745
-5.8%
Grades 6–8
413
382
-7.5%
Grades 9–12
619
433
-30.0%
DESE’s 1 October headcount. The change column is our arithmetic.