Total enrollment
23,670
+7 (+0%) vs SY 2020-21
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.
4-year change in Springfield
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
66
+3 (+5%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Springfield ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 23,670 | #3 of 231 | #312 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 66 | #2 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #85 of 231 | #1,449 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #85 of 206 | #3,097 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Springfield
Since 2017-18, the 56 district schools that reported both years went from 24,434 to 21,619 students (down 12%) and from 1,798 to 1,898 full-time teachers (up 6%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
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 4 years. Total public-school enrollment in Springfield has remained close to its prior level since SY 2020-21, moving from about 23,663 students to 23,670. Springfield now counts 66 public schools, up from 63 in SY 2020-21.
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.