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One in Four Massachusetts Districts at All-Time Enrollment Lows
Correction (July 23, 2026): An earlier version described 900,490 students as the lowest total since 1994. Enrollment in 1995 was 895,886, below the 2025-26 figure, so the correct reference is the lowe...
Four Years of Recovery, Gone in One
Massachusetts spent four years clawing back from the pandemic. The state added 4,467 students between 2021 and 2025, a recovery so slow it barely registered against a loss of 37,363. Then 2025-26 arri...