Total enrollment
23,670
-1,934 (-8%) vs SY 2017-18
66 schools in Springfield
Massachusetts · 23,670 students · 3 cities
Springfield, Massachusetts runs 66 public K-12 schools today, teaching approximately 23,670 students across 36 elementary, 14 middle, and 15 high.
7-year change in Springfield
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
66
+7 (+12%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
8%
was 11%
% Hispanic
68%
was 65%
% Black
18%
was 20%
% Asian
2%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
About Springfield
Across 66 schools, Springfield educates about 23,670 students in Massachusetts. By footprint it is a medium-population district.
On the school-mix side, Springfield consists of 36 elementary, 14 middle, 15 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 359 in this district, meaningfully below the Massachusetts typical of 501.
Looking at the last 7 years. Total public-school enrollment in Springfield has shrank 8% since SY 2017-18, moving from about 25,604 students to 23,670. Springfield now counts 66 public schools, up from 59 in SY 2017-18. On the demographic side, Hispanic enrollment moved from 65% to 68% over the same window.
On allk12, the community for Springfield discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.