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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Essex County, Massachusetts

Across Essex County, Massachusetts, 18 public high schools are ranked here, ranked by the steepest enrollment decline between the 2017-18 and 2024-25 school years. Georgetown High School leads the list at -33.2%, against a median of -12.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Essex County, Massachusetts

Best Enrollment change

-33.2%

Median Enrollment change

-12.4%

FASTEST DECLINING · ESSEX COUNTY, MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	Georgetown High School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	401	268	-33.2%
2	Triton Regional High School	Byfield, MA	Triton	719	538	-25.2%
3	Pentucket Regional Sr High	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	742	578	-22.1%
4	Hamilton-Wenham Regional High	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	560	448	-20.0%
5	Masconomet Regional High School	Boxford, MA	Masconomet	1,143	924	-19.2%
6	Amesbury High	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	592	481	-18.8%
7	Marblehead High	Marblehead, MA	Marblehead	1,037	861	-17.0%
8	Danvers High	Danvers, MA	Danvers	941	784	-16.7%
9	Ipswich High	Ipswich, MA	Ipswich	516	447	-13.4%
10	Manchester Essex Regional High School	Manchester, MA	Manchester Essex Regional	443	392	-11.5%
11	North Andover High	North Andover, MA	North Andover	1,490	1,328	-10.9%
12	Peabody Veterans Memorial High	Peabody, MA	Peabody	1,480	1,333	-9.9%
13	Andover High	Andover, MA	Andover	1,782	1,609	-9.7%
14	Lynnfield High	Lynnfield, MA	Lynnfield	648	588	-9.3%
15	Methuen High	Methuen, MA	Methuen	1,949	1,841	-5.5%
16	Newburyport High	Newburyport, MA	Newburyport	774	743	-4.0%
17	Gloucester High	Gloucester, MA	Gloucester	798	776	-2.8%
18	Beverly High	Beverly, MA	Beverly	1,244	1,213	-2.5%

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