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Lunenburg High ran 247 course sections in SY2025 against 225 in SY2017, with 438 students against 435.
High school sections that ran
Grades 9–12Grades 8–12, a different school
Grades 9–12
Grades 8–12, a different school
SY2011
176 course sections
not published
SY2012
181 course sections
not published
SY2013
not published
281 course sections
SY2014
not published
298 course sections
SY2015
not published
287 course sections
SY2016
not published
287 course sections
SY2017
225 course sections
not published
SY2018
220 course sections
not published
SY2019
240 course sections
not published
SY2020
242 course sections
not published
SY2021
230 course sections
not published
SY2022
235 course sections
not published
SY2023
244 course sections
not published
SY2024
252 course sections
not published
SY2025
247 course sections
not published
DESE’s class-size file. While grade eight sat in the building the count is of a different school, so it is drawn apart.
1 · The facts
247
sections that ran at the high school, SY2025
225
sections that ran, SY2017
438
students at the high school, SY2025
435
students at the high school, SY2017
13.5
average students per section, SY2025
14.7
average students per section, SY2017
51
sections DESE files as Miscellaneous, SY2025
35
Miscellaneous sections, SY2017
4.9
average Miscellaneous section, SY2025
—
which courses those sections were
not published
2 · What it shows
1
The high school ran 22 more sections in SY2025 than in SY2017, with 3 more students.
2
The average section fell from 14.7 students to 13.5.
3
Miscellaneous went from 35 sections to 51, averaging 4.9 students; nothing published names them.
4
A section counts a class that ran: what the schedule offered and what students chose, together.
Lunenburg High, sections that ran, by school year
Year
Sections
Students
Average class
SY2025
247
438
13.5
SY2024
252
448
13.2
SY2023
244
444
13.9
SY2022
235
460
15.3
SY2021
230
458
13.4
SY2020
242
459
14.6
SY2019
240
463
15.0
SY2018
220
446
15.5
SY2017
225
435
14.7
SY2016
287
538
15.3
SY2015
287
545
15.3
SY2014
298
577
15.8
SY2013
281
576
17.0
SY2012
181
507
17.7
SY2011
176
529
18.8
DESE’s class-size file. From SY2013 to SY2016 grade 8 was taught in the high school building, so those years count a different school and are not compared with the rest.
What was said
“Our strategy moving forward is allowing the students choices to dictate our courses and electives. We will whittle away at courses once we have recommendations and students choices entered.”