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The fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Massachusetts

This ranking covers the fastest-declining public high schools by enrollment in Massachusetts, drawn from 188 qualifying public high schools. City on a Hill Charter Public School leads the list at -72.4%, against a median of -12.8% across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

188

Massachusetts

Best Enrollment change

-72.4%

Median Enrollment change

-12.8%

FASTEST DECLINING · MASSACHUSETTS

#	School	City	District	2017-18	2024-25	% Change
1	City on a Hill Charter Public School	Roxbury, MA	City on a Hill Charter Public School	283	78	-72.4%
2	Cohasset High School	Cohasset, MA	Cohasset	846	381	-55.0%
3	The Bromfield High School	Harvard, MA	Harvard	655	328	-49.9%
4	Palmer High	Palmer, MA	Palmer	713	416	-41.7%
5	Excel High School	South Boston, MA	Boston	491	301	-38.7%
6	Pioneer Valley Regional	Northfield, MA	Pioneer Valley	360	239	-33.6%
7	Georgetown High School	Georgetown, MA	Georgetown	401	268	-33.2%
8	Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School	North Dighton, MA	Dighton-Rehoboth	909	621	-31.7%
9	Community Charter School of Cambridge	Cambridge, MA	Community Charter School of Cambridge	365	251	-31.2%
10	North Brookfield High	North Brookfield, MA	North Brookfield	227	157	-30.8%
11	Douglas High School	Douglas, MA	Douglas	382	267	-30.1%
12	Hoosac Valley High School	Cheshire, MA	Hoosac Valley Regional	417	296	-29.0%
13	Bourne High School	Bourne, MA	Bourne	480	341	-29.0%
14	Wilmington High	Wilmington, MA	Wilmington	862	619	-28.2%
15	Millis High School	Millis, MA	Millis	393	286	-27.2%
16	Pembroke High School	Pembroke, MA	Pembroke	922	690	-25.2%
17	Triton Regional High School	Byfield, MA	Triton	719	538	-25.2%
18	Tewksbury Memorial High	Tewksbury, MA	Tewksbury	918	696	-24.2%
19	Mansfield High	Mansfield, MA	Mansfield	1,317	1,002	-23.9%
20	Duxbury High	Duxbury, MA	Duxbury	1,053	808	-23.3%
21	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield	Springfield, MA	Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School Springfield	203	158	-22.2%
22	Pentucket Regional Sr High	West Newbury, MA	Pentucket	742	578	-22.1%
23	Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential School	Fitchburg, MA	Sizer School: A North Central Charter Essential	359	282	-21.4%
24	Scituate High School	Scituate, MA	Scituate	921	725	-21.3%
25	Roxbury Preparatory Charter School	Roxbury, MA	Roxbury Preparatory Charter	1,422	1,126	-20.8%
26	Silver Lake Regional High	Kingston, MA	Silver Lake	1,305	1,034	-20.8%
27	Ralph C Mahar Regional	Orange, MA	Ralph C Mahar	641	509	-20.6%
28	Maynard High	Maynard, MA	Maynard	390	310	-20.5%
29	Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter School	Roxbury, MA	Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter	404	323	-20.0%
30	Hamilton-Wenham Regional High	South Hamilton, MA	Hamilton-Wenham	560	448	-20.0%
31	North Reading High	North Reading, MA	North Reading	812	652	-19.7%
32	Conservatory of the Arts	Springfield, MA	Springfield	368	296	-19.6%
33	Wellesley Sr High	Wellesley, MA	Wellesley	1,569	1,262	-19.6%
34	Belchertown High	Belchertown, MA	Belchertown	711	573	-19.4%
35	Shepherd Hill Regional High	Dudley, MA	Dudley-Charlton Reg	1,168	942	-19.3%
36	Masconomet Regional High School	Boxford, MA	Masconomet	1,143	924	-19.2%
37	Nauset Regional High	North Eastham, MA	Nauset	911	737	-19.1%
38	Easthampton High	Easthampton, MA	Easthampton	466	377	-19.1%
39	Walpole High	Walpole, MA	Walpole	1,132	917	-19.0%
40	Amesbury High	Amesbury, MA	Amesbury	592	481	-18.8%
41	Franklin High	Franklin, MA	Franklin	1,787	1,453	-18.7%
42	Algonquin Regional High	Northborough, MA	Northboro-Southboro	1,471	1,197	-18.6%
43	Nashoba Regional	Bolton, MA	Nashoba	988	806	-18.4%
44	Southwick Regional School	Southwick, MA	Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	720	588	-18.3%
45	Mohawk Trail Regional School	Shelburne Falls, MA	Mohawk Trail	387	316	-18.3%
46	Charlestown High School	Charlestown, MA	Boston	920	754	-18.0%
47	Ludlow Senior High	Ludlow, MA	Ludlow	894	736	-17.7%
48	Westfield High	Westfield, MA	Westfield	1,257	1,034	-17.7%
49	Monument Mt Regional High	Great Barrington, MA	Berkshire Hills	523	431	-17.6%
50	Apponequet Regional High	Lakeville, MA	Freetown-Lakeville	775	640	-17.4%

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