Enrolment

Leaving and arriving

DESE’s rates imply about 90 children leave each year; enrolment fell 171 in 17 years.

Implied departures and the net change
Departures, rate times enrolmentour estimateNet change in enrolment
Departures, rate times enrolmentNet change in enrolment
SY201099.1 children-37 children
SY2011102.2 children-52 children
SY201287 children-13 children
SY2013108.3 children-50 children
SY201488.8 children-23 children
SY201584.5 children-7 children
SY201675.9 children10 children
SY201782.9 children46 children
SY201865.9 children28 children
SY201989.6 children8 children
SY2020104.3 children-8 children
SY2021116.7 children-48 children
SY202299.5 children4 children
SY202387.6 children-35 children
SY202470.8 children18 children
SY202588.1 children-17 children
SY202687.2 children5 children

Departures are DESE’s rate times its enrolment (ours). The net change is each headcount less the year before.

1 · The facts

  • 90

    leaving a year, implied (ours)

    our estimate

  • 1,538

    implied over 17 years (ours)

    our estimate

  • 1,739

    enrolled, FY2009

  • 1,568

    enrolled, FY2026

  • 6.2%

    of all grades leaving, SY2026

  • —

    who arrives in place of those who leave

    not published

2 · What it shows

  1. 1

    Implied departures over 17 years total 1,538; enrolment fell 171.

  2. 2

    So arrivals offset most departures; who arrives is a residual nothing here measures.

Sources

What changed

Version 15 — updated September 20, 2026