This dataset contains student enrollment data for all Massachusetts public schools and districts since 1994. It is a wide file with three groups of columns representing the following enrollment indicators:

• Number of students by grade, including pre-kindergarten (PK), kindergarten (K) and special education beyond 12th grade (SP)
• Percent of students by race and gender
• Number and percent of students in student groups: First Language Not English, English Learners, Students with Disabilities, High Needs, Low Income, and Economically Disadvantaged

Economically Disadvantaged was used 2015-2021. Low Income was used prior to 2015, and a different version of Low Income has been used since 2022. Please see the DESE Researcher's Guide for more information.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site: Enrollment by Grade https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/statereport/enrollmentbyracegender.aspx" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Enrollment by Race/Gender Enrollment by Selected Population

This dataset provides enrollment counts by grade for non-public schools in Massachusetts since 2002.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site: Non-Public School Report

Massachusetts offers a variety of pathways and programs to ensure students graduate college and career ready. These include Career Technical Education (CTE) programs, Early College, and Innovation Pathways. For more information about these pathways and programs, visit the Office of College, Career, and Technical Education website.

This dataset contains student enrollment data for all public and charter schools and districts since 2022. It is a wide file with three groups of columns representing the following enrollment indicators:

• Number of students in CTE programs, Early College, and Innovation Pathways by grade, including grades 9-12 and special education beyond grade 12 (SP)
• Percent of students in CTE programs, Early College, and Innovation Pathways by race and gender
• Number and percent of students in CTE programs, Early College, and Innovation Pathways in student groups: First Language Not English, English Learners, Students with Disabilities, High Needs, Low Income, and Economically Disadvantaged

Economically Disadvantaged was used 2015-2021. Low Income was used prior to 2015, and a different version of Low Income has been used since 2022. Please see the DESE Researcher's Guide for more information.

After Dark Chapter 74 enrollment is a subset of Chapter 74 Program enrollment. Also, in 2022, some districts reported enrollment in additional Innovation Pathway sectors. This report includes only the five designated sectors.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site: Pathways/Programs Enrollment by Grade Pathways/Programs Enrollment by Race/Gender Pathways/Programs Enrollment by Selected Population

List of Pathways and Programs

Pathways

• After Dark
• Career Connections (Non-Chapter 74 Programs)
• Career Technical Education (Chapter 74 Programs)
• Early College
• Innovation Career Pathways

After Dark

• Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing
• Automotive Technology
• Carpentry
• Construction Craft Laborer
• Cosmetology
• Design & Visual Communications
• Electricity
• Exploratory
• Health Assisting
• Heating - Ventilation - Air Conditioning - Refrigeration
• Horticulture
• Information Support Services & Networking
• Metal Fabrication & Joining Technologies
• Plumbing

Career Connections (Non-Chapter 74 Programs)

• Airplane Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
• Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing
• Automotive Technology
• Biotechnology
• Building/Property Maintenance
• Business Technology
• Cabinetmaking
• Carpentry
• Construction Craft Laborer
• Criminal Justice
• Culinary Arts
• Design & Visual Communications
• Drafting
• Early Education and Care
• Engineering Technology
• Environmental Science & Technology
• Exploratory
• Family & Consumer Studies (formerly vocational home economics)
• Fashion Technology
• Graphic Communications
• Health Assisting
• Heating - Ventilation - Air Conditioning - Refrigeration
• Hospitality Management
• Information Support Services & Networking
• Marketing/Finance
• Medical Assisting
• Programming & Web Development
• Radio & Television Broadcasting
• Robotics and Automation Technology

Career Technical Education (Chapter 74 Programs)

• Advanced Manufacturing Technology
• Agricultural Mechanics
• Animal Science
• Automotive Collision Repair & Refinishing
• Automotive Technology
• Aviation Maintenance Technology
• Biotechnology
• Building/Property Maintenance
• Business Technology
• Cabinetmaking
• Carpentry
• Construction Craft Laborer
• Cosmetology
• Criminal Justice
• Culinary Arts
• Dental Assisting
• Design & Visual Communications
• Diesel Technology
• Drafting
• Early Education and Care
• Electricity
• Electronics
• Engineering Technology
• Environmental Science & Technology
• Exploratory
• Fashion Technology
• Graphic Communications
• Health Assisting
• Heating - Ventilation - Air Conditioning - Refrigeration
• Horticulture
• Hospitality Management
• Information Support Services & Networking
• Marine Service Technology
• Marketing
• Masonry & Tile Setting
• Medical Assisting
• Metal Fabrication & Joining Technologies
• Painting & Design Technologies
• Plumbing
• Programming & Web Development
• Radio & Television Broadcasting
• Robotics and Automation Technology
• Sheet Metalworking
• Stationary Engineering

Innovation Career Pathways

• Business and Finance
• Environmental and Life Science
• Health Care and Social Assistance
• Information
• Manufacturing

Data Sources

This dataset compiles data from the following Massachusetts Department of Education reports:

• Enrollment by Grade
• Enrollment by Selected Population
• Enrollment by Race/Gender
• Class Size by Gender and Selected Populations
• Teacher Salaries
• Per Pupil Expenditure
• Graduation Rates
• Graduates Attending Higher Ed
• Advanced Placement Participation
• Advanced Placement Performance
• SAT Performance
• MCAS Achievement Results
• Accountability Report

In each case, the data is the latest available data as of August 2017.

Data Dictionary

The data dictionary lists the report from which each field is sourced. It also includes the original field names - minor changes have been made to make the field names easier to understand. Data definitions can be found on the About the Data section of the MA DOE website.

Questions

• What contributes to differences in schools outcomes?
• Are there meaningful regional differences within MA?
• Which schools do well despite limited resources?

The rapid expansion of charter schools has fueled concerns about their impact on traditional public schools. I estimate the effect of charter openings on traditional public schools in Massachusetts and North Carolina by comparing schools near actual charter sites to those near proposed sites that were never occupied. I find charter openings reduced public school enrollment by around 5 percent and reduced white enrollment in North Carolina. I find no impact on student achievement and my 95 % confidence intervals rule out effects larger than +/- 0.05 standard deviations. I find no effects on attendance or suspensions.

This dataset tracks annual distribution of students across grade levels in Arlington School District and average distribution per school district in Massachusetts

Total undergraduate Fall enrollment headcount and percentages by race and gender at all public Massachusetts institutions of higher education since 2014.

This dataset is 1 of 2 datasets that is also published in the interactive Fall Enrollment dashboard on the Department of Higher Education Data Center:

Public Postsecondary Fall Enrollment Public Postsecondary Fall Enrollment by Race and Gender

Related datasets: Public Postsecondary Annual Enrollment Public Postsecondary Annual Enrollment by Race and Gender

Notes: - Data appear as reported to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. - Figures published here may vary from those of individual institutions due to differences in calculation methodologies.

Why do modern states regulate and provide mass education? This article proposes a theory of education as a state-building tool that is deployed when mass violence threatens the state’s viability. Experiencing mass violence can increase national elites’ concern about the masses’ moral character and/or the efficacy of repression or concessions alone to maintain social order. Under such circumstances, a mass education system designed to teach obedience can become an attractive policy tool to prevent future rebellion and promote long-term social order. Consistent with the theory, I detect a cross-national pattern of primary education expansion following civil wars in Europe and Latin America. In a complementary study of the 1859 Chilean civil war, I show that the central government responded by expanding primary schooling in rebel provinces not as a concession but to teach obedience and respect for authority. The theory helps explain why non-democracies often expanded mass education.

Boston Public Schools (BPS) schools for the school year 2018-2019. Updated September 2018.

This dataset tracks annual white student percentage from 1991 to 2023 for Arlington School District vs. Massachusetts

Morocco MA: School Enrollment: Primary: Private: % of Total Primary data was reported at 15.947 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 15.151 % for 2015. Morocco MA: School Enrollment: Primary: Private: % of Total Primary data is updated yearly, averaging 4.359 % from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 42 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.947 % in 2016 and a record low of 2.667 % in 1983. Morocco MA: School Enrollment: Primary: Private: % of Total Primary data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank: Education Statistics. Private enrollment refers to pupils or students enrolled in institutions that are not operated by a public authority but controlled and managed, whether for profit or not, by a private body such as a nongovernmental organization, religious body, special interest group, foundation or business enterprise.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

Morocco MA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 0.854 Ratio in 2012. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.863 Ratio for 2011. Morocco MA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 0.728 Ratio from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2012, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.872 Ratio in 2007 and a record low of 0.404 Ratio in 1971. Morocco MA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Secondary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in secondary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at secondary level in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

This dataset contains the total annual unduplicated enrollment headcount and percentages by race and gender for undergraduate and graduate students at public community colleges and state universities in Massachusetts since 2014.

This dataset is 1 of 2 datasets that is also published in the interactive Annual Enrollment dashboard on the Department of Higher Education Data Center:

Public Postsecondary Annual Enrollment Public Postsecondary Annual Enrollment by Race and Gender

Related datasets: Public Postsecondary Fall Enrollment Public Postsecondary Fall Enrollment by Race and Gender

Notes: - Data appear as reported to the Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. - Annual enrollment refers to a 12 month enrollment period over one fiscal year (July 1 through June 30). - Figures published by DHE may differ slightly from figures published by other institutions and organizations due to differences in timing of publication, data definitions, and calculation logic. - Data for the University of Massachusetts are not included due to unique reporting requirements. See Fall Enrollment for HEIRS data on UMass enrollment. -The most common measure of enrollment is headcount of enrolled students. Annual headcount enrollment is unduplicated, meaning any individual student is only counted once per institution and fiscal year, even if they are enrolled in multiple terms. Enrollment can also be measured as full-time equivalent (FTE) students, a calculation based on the sum of credits carried by all enrolled students. In a fiscal year, 30 undergraduate credits = 1 undergraduate FTE, and 24 graduate credits = 1 graduate FTE at a state university.

Morocco MA: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net data was reported at 94.315 % in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 92.845 % for 2014. Morocco MA: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net data is updated yearly, averaging 54.691 % from Dec 1975 (Median) to 2016, with 41 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 94.315 % in 2016 and a record low of 30.479 % in 1975. Morocco MA: School Enrollment: Primary: Female: % Net data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank: Education Statistics. Net enrollment rate is the ratio of children of official school age who are enrolled in school to the population of the corresponding official school age. Primary education provides children with basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills along with an elementary understanding of such subjects as history, geography, natural science, social science, art, and music.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

This dataset tracks annual asian student percentage from 1991 to 2023 for Arlington School District vs. Massachusetts

Morocco MA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross data was reported at 0.950 Ratio in 2016. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.947 Ratio for 2015. Morocco MA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross data is updated yearly, averaging 0.717 Ratio from Dec 1971 (Median) to 2016, with 46 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.955 Ratio in 2013 and a record low of 0.531 Ratio in 1971. Morocco MA: Gender Parity Index (GPI): Primary School Enrollment: Gross data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Morocco – Table MA.World Bank: Education Statistics. Gender parity index for gross enrollment ratio in primary education is the ratio of girls to boys enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.; ; UNESCO Institute for Statistics; Weighted average; Each economy is classified based on the classification of World Bank Group's fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2017-June 30, 2018).

This dataset contains pre-kindergarten and kindergarten enrollment data for all Massachusetts public and charter schools and districts since 2018. Both the number and percent of pre-kindergarten and full-day kindergarten students are reported by student group. The number of part-time, tuitioned, and full-time kindergarten students are also reported by the same student groups.

Economically Disadvantaged was used 2015-2021. Low Income was used prior to 2015, and a different version of Low Income has been used since 2022. Please see the DESE Researcher's Guide for more information.

This dataset contains the same data that is also published on our DESE Profiles site: Enrollment by Pre-Kindergarten Enrollment by Kindergarten

This dataset tracks annual free lunch eligibility from 2000 to 2023 for Melrose High School vs. Massachusetts and Melrose School District

This dataset tracks annual hispanic student percentage from 1991 to 2023 for Arlington School District vs. Massachusetts

This dataset tracks annual two or more races student percentage from 2009 to 2023 for Arlington School District vs. Massachusetts