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Lynn School District, MA: schools, enrollment and spending

Lynn School District runs 27 public schools with 16,364 students in grades PK to 12. Its ratio of 12.0 students per teacher is about the same as the Massachusetts figure of 12.0.Listed in NCES data as "Lynn".

At a glance

Schools
27
Students
16,364
Teachers (FTE)
1,363
Students per teacher
12.0
MA: 12.0 · US: 15.3
Address
100 Bennett St, Lynn, MA 01905
Phone
(781)593-1680
County
Essex County
Locale
Suburb: Large
Grades offered
PK to 12
Agency type
Regular local school district
NCES district ID
2507110
State district ID
MA-0163
Total staff (FTE)
2,524
School counselors (FTE)
29.0About 564 students per counselor.
School administrators (FTE)
116.0
Location from NCES coordinates. Map data OpenStreetMap contributors. Open larger map

Students per teacher compared

This district12.0
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 (15,587), which can differ from 2024-25 enrollment.
Total revenue
$298.8 million
Federal revenue
$24.2 million
State revenue
$238.8 million
Local revenue
$35.8 million
Total spending
$316.2 million
Spending per pupil
$20,285
Salaries
$151.5 million47.9% of total spending.
Long-term debt (end of year)
$36.4 million

Where revenue came from

  • Federal: 8.1%
  • State: 79.9%
  • Local: 12.0%

Massachusetts overall

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

Spending per pupil compared

This district$20,285
Massachusetts$24,749
United States$16,826

Schools in Lynn School District

By level: 3 high, 3 middle, 18 elementary, 1 prekindergarten, 1 secondary, 1 other. A CEP school serves free meals to all students.
A Drewicz ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 548811.9
AbornCEP schoolElementaryK to 522411.8
Breed Middle SchoolCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,26512.9
Brickett ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryK to 531812.7
Capt William G ShoemakerCEP schoolElementaryPK to 53618.8
Classical HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 121,79514.5
Cobbet ElementaryCEP schoolElementaryPK to 561611.0
E J HarringtonCEP schoolElementaryPK to 568712.1
Early Childhood CenterCEP schoolPrekindergartenPK13510.4
Edward A SissonElementaryPK to 544912.1
Fecteau-Leary Junior/Senior High SchoolCEP schoolHigh6 to 12943.1
Fredrick Douglass Collegiate AcademyCEP schoolSecondary9 to 1123515.7
HoodCEP schoolElementaryPK to 554112.9
IngallsCEP schoolElementaryK to 571912.0
Julia F CallahanCEP schoolElementaryPK to 53739.6
Lincoln-ThomsonCEP schoolElementaryK to 521910.4
Lynn English HighCEP schoolHigh9 to 122,06215.1
Lynn Vocational Technical InstituteCEP schoolOtherPK to 121,58412.2
Lynn WoodsCEP schoolElementaryK to 51539.6
Pickering MiddleCEP schoolMiddle6 to 85839.9
Robert L FordCEP schoolElementary1 to 541011.4
Sewell-AndersonCEP schoolElementaryPK to 530013.0
Thurgood Marshall MidCEP schoolMiddle6 to 81,31012.5
TracyCEP schoolElementary1 to 539712.0
Washington Elementary SchoolCEP schoolElementaryK to 545311.3
William R FallonCEP schoolElementaryK to 5303.3
Wm P ConneryCEP schoolElementaryK to 556312.2

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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.