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Lowell School District, MA: schools, enrollment and spending

Lowell School District runs 27 public schools with 14,457 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.6 students per teacher is about the same as the Massachusetts figure of 12.0.Listed in NCES data as "Lowell".

At a glance

Schools
27
Students
14,457
Teachers (FTE)
1,146
Students per teacher
12.6
MA: 12.0 · US: 15.3
Address
155 Merrimack Street, Lowell, MA 01852
Phone
(978)674-4320
County
Middlesex County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2507020
State district ID
MA-0160
Total staff (FTE)
2,354
School counselors (FTE)
27.0About 535 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
94.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.6
Massachusetts12.0
United States15.3

2020 finance data

From the F-33 School District Finance Survey for fiscal year 2020, in nominal dollars. Enrollment used for per-pupil figures is the finance survey count (14,023), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$275.6 million
Federal revenue
$25.7 million
State revenue
$206.0 million
Local revenue
$44.0 million
Total spending
$329.0 million
Spending per pupil
$23,462
Salaries
$156.0 million47.4% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$35.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 9.3%
  • State: 74.7%
  • Local: 16.0%

Massachusetts overall

  • Federal: 5.8%
  • State: 39.5%
  • Local: 54.7%

Spending per pupil compared

This district$23,462
Massachusetts$24,749
United States$16,826

Schools in Lowell School District

By level: 3 high, 7 middle, 15 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
Abraham LincolnCEP schoolElementaryPK to 449212.0
B.F. Butler Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 851613.2
Bartlett Community PartnershipCEP schoolElementaryPK to 84088.9
Cardinal O'Connell Early Learning CenterCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK12111.0
Charles W MoreyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 449712.4
Charlotte M Murkland ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 444812.4
Dr An Wang SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 866315.4
Dr Gertrude BaileyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 445412.6
Dr. Janice Adie Day SchoolOtherPK to 12704.7
GreenhalgeCEP schoolElementaryPK to 448011.7
Henry J Robinson MiddleCEP schoolMiddle5 to 860011.5
James S Daley Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 866913.4
James Sullivan Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 862512.5
John J ShaughnessyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 448513.9
Joseph McAvinnueCEP schoolElementaryPK to 444713.1
Kathryn P. Stoklosa Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 861312.8
Laura Lee Therapeutic Day SchoolCEP schoolMiddle5 to 8153.0
Leblanc Therapeutic Day SchoolCEP schoolHigh9 to 12366.0
Lowell HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 123,44614.9
Moody ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 424811.3
Pawtucketville MemorialCEP schoolElementaryPK to 446313.6
Peter W ReillyCEP schoolElementaryPK to 447113.1
Pyne ArtsCEP schoolElementaryPK to 846212.2
Rogers STEM AcademyCEP schoolElementaryK to 889213.1
S Christa McAuliffe ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 450113.2
The Career AcademyHigh9 to 12836.9
WashingtonCEP schoolElementaryPK to 425211.5

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Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 and F-33 finance 2020, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Last reviewed October 2026. Finance figures are 2020 finance data in nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation. Blank values are not available, not applicable or suppressed in the source. See the methodology.