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/history-courses.json
60.4% of Lunenburg High took a history course in SY2023 to SY2025, against 75.8% in SY2017 to SY2019.
Share of the high school taking history
Took a history course
SY2017
74.9%
SY2018
76.5%
SY2019
76.0%
SY2020
80.6%
SY2021
52.0%
SY2022
63.5%
SY2023
64.0%
SY2024
58.0%
SY2025
59.1%
Single years swing; the page compares averages either side of the pandemic years, a boundary that is ours.
1 · The facts
60.4%
took history, average SY2023 to SY2025
75.8%
took history, average SY2017 to SY2019
2.4
history teacher FTE, average SY2023 to SY2025
3.17
history teacher FTE, average SY2017 to SY2019
271
history places that ran, average SY2023 to SY2025
341
history places that ran, average SY2017 to SY2019
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why fewer students take history
not published
2 · What it shows
1
The share taking history fell from 75.8% to 60.4%, comparing the eras either side of the pandemic.
2
Teacher FTE went from 3.17 to 2.4 and places that ran from 341 to 271.
3
Fewer posts, a tighter timetable and different choices all fit the same three numbers.
History at Lunenburg High, by school year
Year
Sections
Places
Share taking it
Teacher FTE
SY2025
15
260
59.1%
2.7
SY2024
16
261
58.0%
2.5
SY2023
16
293
64.0%
2.0
SY2022
15
302
63.5%
2.0
SY2021
15
240
52.0%
1.2
SY2020
22
398
80.6%
2.2
SY2019
20
356
76.0%
2.5
SY2018
19
340
76.5%
3.7
SY2017
17
326
74.9%
3.3
DESE’s class-size and teacher files. Places are sections times average class size. Single years swing; the page compares averages over eras.