Student Enrollment The Newton Public Schools K-12 enrollment was 11,494 students on October 1, 2024, a decrease of 102 students, or -0.9%, from last year. In FY26 enrollment is projected to decline - 0.6% (-74 students) from last year for a projected enrollment of 11,396. This is the seventh year of a decline in enrollment in Newton. The state has also experienced an enrollment decline of - 4% statewide from seven years ago; however, the state overall experienced a slight increase in enrollment this year compared to last year (+0.1%). The trend of enrollment decline is expected to continue; the US Department of Education is projecting an enrollment decline of -5.5% nationwide from 2022-2031, and an enrollment decline of -7.2% in Massachusetts over the same period. Newton’s projections for next year indicate a decline in enrollment of 98 students to 11,396 (a decline of -0.9%). This decline is relatively consistent across levels. Elementary schools are projected to decline by -0.9% (-42 students), middle schools are projected to decline by -0.9% (- 25 students), and high schools are projected to decline by -0.8% (-31 students). The Projection methodology this year follows the typical cohort survival ratio methodology utilized by Newton Public Schools. The current five-year enrollment projections through 2029-30 show overall district enrollment declines in each year, as larger classes graduate grade 12 and smaller kindergarten classes are projected to enter. As in prior years, the current five-year enrollment projections include students projected to enroll from permitted residential developments.
ACTUAL PROJECTION FY23 FY24 FY25 FY26 FY27 FY28 FY29
SCHOOL
Angier
376
384
383
378
387
387
397
Bowen
360
355
325
319
316
314
316
Burr
368
355
350
343
345
346
339
Cabot
442
428
414
399
384
391
382
Countryside
372
360
369
372
366
384
401
Franklin
363
349
320
305
279
270
274
Horace Mann
357
360
351
335
324
316
322
Lincoln-Eliot
338
328
336
354
357
366
356
Mason-Rice
332
334
321
316
306
302
283
Memorial-Spaulding
397
369
342
347
338
315
309
Peirce
241
236
249
258
275
299
313
Underwood
221
242
253
263
260
271
274
Ward
194
212
186
187
187
193
207
Williams
231
215
211
202
196
204
207
Zervas
406
399
399
389
393
386
389
TOTAL ELEMENTARY
4,998 4,926 4,809 4,767 4,713 4,744 4,769
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