Massachusetts's Ten Largest School Districts
The following chart provides graduation rate calculations for the state's ten largest school districts by enrollment. The chart, which reflects 2001 data, provides an overall graduation rate for the school district and also breaks down graduation rates by student subgroup when available.
For more recent information, access your state's state card or visit the Alliance's promoting power database for information on how well individual high schools graduate their students.
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| Boston |
63,024
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| Springfield |
26,526
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| Worcester |
25,828
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| Brockton |
16,791
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| Lowell |
15,989
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| Lynn |
15,318
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| New Bedford |
14,609
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| Lawrence |
12,634
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| Fall River |
12,104
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| Newton |
11,246
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Source: Who Graduates? Who Doesn't? A Statistical Portrait of Public High School Graduation, Class of 2001, Urban Institute, February 2004.
* According to the Urban Institute, the value of the Cumulative Promotion Index (CPI) indicator "approximates the probability that a student entering the 9th grade will complete high school on time with a regular diploma. It does this by representing high school graduation as a stepwise process composed of three grade-to-grade promotion transitions (9 to 10, 10 to 11, and 11 to 12) in addition to the ultimate high school graduation event (grade 12 to diploma)." The Urban Institute emphasizes that this measure "counts only students receiving regular high school diplomas as graduates," and does not include students who receive a GED. More information on the CPI is available from the Urban Institute.