Classical High

Set in Lynn, Massachusetts, Classical High is a large high school, part of Lynn. It serves 1,795 students across grades 9 through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 131% above the state mean of about 777.

Within Lynn, which oversees 27 schools and 16,364 students, Classical High is one campus in the system.

On demographics, Classical High logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 71%. Beyond that, the school reports 11% White, 8% Black, 8% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at school resources, Classical High reports 125 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 14.4:1. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, census data for Essex County shows median household earnings sit near $101,883, about 43% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. In all, Essex County runs 221 public schools (combined enrollment of about 113,427 students), of which Classical High is one.

Julia F Callahan is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Classical High.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Classical High's enrollment has expanded 8% since 2018, when it stood at 1,663 (now 1,795). Hispanic enrollment moved from 55% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 14.4:1 in 2025.

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