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Poverty Statistics
for Massachusetts
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Massachusetts
School Districts |
#
of students |
#
in poverty |
% |
| 1 |
HOLYOKE |
9,089 |
4,543 |
50.0% |
| 2 |
LAWRENCE |
17,163 |
8,039 |
46.8% |
| 3 |
CHELSEA |
5,599 |
2,497 |
44.6% |
| 4 |
SPRINGFIELD |
30,500 |
12,316 |
40.4% |
| 5 |
BOSTON |
86,073 |
30,552 |
35.5% |
| 6 |
NEW
BEDFORD |
19,370 |
6,841 |
35.3% |
| 7 |
LOWELL |
20,172 |
7,037 |
34.9% |
| 8 |
WORCESTER |
28,807 |
9,836 |
34.1% |
| 9 |
WELLFLEET |
265 |
81 |
30.6% |
| 10 |
BROCKTON |
19,389 |
5,563 |
28.7% |
| 11 |
LYNN |
15,329 |
4,389 |
28.6% |
| 12 |
FALL RIVER |
17,415 |
4,733 |
27.2% |
| 13 |
FITCHBURG |
7,596 |
2,041 |
26.9% |
| 14 |
SOUTHBRIDGE |
3,528 |
946 |
26.8% |
| 15 |
ORANGE |
1,001 |
263 |
26.3% |
| 16 |
DENNIS-YARMOUTH |
5,307 |
1,337 |
25.2% |
| 17 |
NORTH ADAMS |
2,654 |
648 |
24.4% |
| 18 |
EASTHAM |
462 |
111 |
24.0% |
| 19 |
SALEM |
5,494 |
1,302 |
23.7% |
| 20 |
SAVOY |
127 |
30 |
23.6% |
| 21 |
REVERE |
6,369 |
1,473 |
23.1% |
| 22 |
GARDNER |
3,462 |
785 |
22.7% |
| 23 |
PITTSFIELD |
7,887 |
1,782 |
22.6% |
| 24 |
ATHOL-ROYALSTON |
2,778 |
621 |
22.4% |
| 25 |
WARE |
1,949 |
430 |
22.1% |
| 26 |
HANCOCK |
88 |
19 |
21.6% |
| 27 |
WEBSTER |
2,728 |
587 |
21.5% |
| 28 |
GREENFIELD |
3,407 |
733 |
21.5% |
| 29 |
FARMINGTON RIVER REG |
315 |
67 |
21.3% |
| 30 |
SOMERVILLE |
8,844 |
1,800 |
20.4% |
| 31 |
AMHERST |
2,173 |
436 |
20.1% |
| 32 |
BREWSTER |
888 |
170 |
19.1% |
| 33 |
FALMOUTH |
5,256 |
995 |
18.9% |
| 34 |
ROCKLAND |
3,345 |
632 |
18.9% |
| 35 |
GILL-MONTAGUE |
1,811 |
340 |
18.8% |
| 36 |
SUNDERLAND |
294 |
55 |
18.7% |
| 37 |
CAMBRIDGE |
9,882 |
1,819 |
18.4% |
| 38 |
RALPH C MAHAR |
822 |
151 |
18.4% |
| 39 |
SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE |
1,226 |
217 |
17.7% |
| 40 |
EVERETT |
5,266 |
929 |
17.6% |
| 41 |
NORTHAMPTON |
4,189 |
728 |
17.4% |
| 42 |
AYER |
1,164 |
197 |
16.9% |
| 43 |
CHICOPEE |
9,512 |
1,606 |
16.9% |
| 44 |
FLORIDA |
154 |
25 |
16.2% |
| 45 |
HULL |
1,940 |
314 |
16.2% |
| 46 |
HAVERHILL |
9,271 |
1,496 |
16.1% |
| 47 |
WALES |
244 |
39 |
16.0% |
| 48 |
TISBURY |
485 |
76 |
15.7% |
| 49 |
WESTFIELD |
6,676 |
1,032 |
15.5% |
| 50 |
HAWLEMONT |
208 |
32 |
15.4% |
| 51 |
QUABOAG REGIONAL |
1,641 |
250 |
15.2% |
| 52 |
WEST SPRINGFIELD |
4,403 |
669 |
15.2% |
| 53 |
STURBRIDGE |
1,047 |
158 |
15.1% |
| 54 |
MOHAWK TRAIL |
1,993 |
298 |
15.0% |
| 55 |
TAUNTON |
9,226 |
1,374 |
14.9% |
| 56 |
ADAMS-CHESHIRE |
2,178 |
324 |
14.9% |
| 57 |
OAK BLUFFS |
424 |
63 |
14.9% |
| 58 |
SHUTESBURY |
236 |
35 |
14.8% |
| 59 |
WAREHAM |
3,802 |
557 |
14.7% |
| 60 |
CLINTON |
2,196 |
316 |
14.4% |
| 61 |
METHUEN |
7,708 |
1,082 |
14.0% |
| 62 |
LEOMINSTER |
6,700 |
917 |
13.7% |
| 63 |
MALDEN |
7,799 |
1,054 |
13.5% |
| 64 |
PLYMOUTH |
10,346 |
1,356 |
13.1% |
| 65 |
SPENCER-E BROOKFIELD |
2,988 |
390 |
13.1% |
| 66 |
WINCHENDON |
2,003 |
258 |
12.9% |
| 67 |
BERKSHIRE HILLS |
2,156 |
277 |
12.8% |
| 68 |
QUINCY |
10,978 |
1,398 |
12.7% |
| 69 |
ATTLEBORO |
7,077 |
887 |
12.5% |
| 70 |
NEW SALEM-WENDELL |
209 |
26 |
12.4% |
| 71 |
ERVING |
290 |
36 |
12.4% |
| 72 |
MEDFORD |
7,714 |
955 |
12.4% |
| 73 |
CHATHAM |
898 |
111 |
12.4% |
| 74 |
BROOKLINE |
6,822 |
835 |
12.2% |
| 75 |
WALTHAM |
6,713 |
812 |
12.1% |
| 76 |
PALMER |
2,101 |
254 |
12.1% |
| 77 |
SWANSEA |
3,126 |
372 |
11.9% |
| 78 |
CENTRAL BERKSHIRE |
2,730 |
323 |
11.8% |
| 79 |
TANTASQUA |
1,424 |
168 |
11.8% |
| 80 |
NEW ASHFORD (NON-OP) |
17 |
2 |
11.8% |
| 81 |
TYNGSBOROUGH |
1,898 |
223 |
11.7% |
| 82 |
BOURNE |
3,238 |
379 |
11.7% |
| 83 |
WOBURN |
5,701 |
666 |
11.7% |
| 84 |
LEVERETT |
223 |
26 |
11.7% |
| 85 |
PROVINCETOWN |
393 |
45 |
11.5% |
| 86 |
STOUGHTON |
4,789 |
540 |
11.3% |
| 87 |
MAYNARD |
1,709 |
192 |
11.2% |
| 88 |
BLACKSTONE-MILLVILLE |
2,179 |
244 |
11.2% |
| 89 |
MASHPEE |
1,424 |
159 |
11.2% |
| 90 |
WHATELY |
156 |
17 |
10.9% |
| 91 |
WATERTOWN |
3,487 |
375 |
10.8% |
| 92 | |