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Massachusetts: the most racially diverse school districts

206 districts

Massachusetts public school districts ranked by the diversity index, the chance that two students picked at random from the district belong to different racial or ethnic groups. Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to qualify. The median ranked district is at 45.7%. Showing ranks 1 to 50.

#DistrictStateSchoolsStudentsDiversity index
1MaldenMA76,35476.4%
2CambridgeMA177,02776.4%
3HolbrookMA21,35072.9%
4LowellMA2714,45771.1%
5AmherstMA31,03871.0%
6StoughtonMA83,75969.8%
7QuincyMA209,93969.8%
8Fall RiverMA1911,08969.3%
9BrooklineMA137,05669.1%
10BostonMA10946,43768.8%
11WorcesterMA4724,77868.6%
12SomervilleMA114,95267.9%
13ShrewsburyMA95,95667.7%
14SharonMA63,46866.0%
15New BedfordMA2412,50565.9%
16LincolnMA21,03965.5%
17RandolphMA62,87565.3%
18PittsfieldMA144,87365.3%
19BarnstableMA94,68065.2%
20LexingtonMA106,74865.2%
21WestboroughMA63,83165.1%
22LeominsterMA136,19364.9%
23NewtonMA2211,63264.8%
24Amherst-PelhamMA21,18264.4%
25NorwoodMA93,57564.3%
26SaugusMA42,67564.3%
27Acton-BoxboroughMA95,05564.2%
28TauntonMA138,31164.0%
29WalthamMA115,77763.7%
30NantucketMA41,71963.7%
31WebsterMA31,71263.4%
32AshlandMA52,90963.2%
33WatertownMA52,84463.1%
34MedfordMA84,17063.1%
35BedfordMA42,51362.5%
36SalemMA113,83162.1%
37BraintreeMA105,39261.9%
38AttleboroMA126,23961.1%
39BurlingtonMA63,51060.9%
40ChicopeeMA156,75560.7%
41FraminghamMA149,12460.6%
42BelmontMA74,44860.5%
43Dennis-YarmouthMA63,05460.2%
44MilfordMA64,51260.0%
45West SpringfieldMA83,99859.9%
46FitchburgMA85,23459.7%
47WestonMA52,06359.6%
48HaverhillMA167,94059.5%
49WoburnMA104,52059.4%
50MethuenMA66,46459.2%

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