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1,568 children in FY2026: 319 fewer than the FY2003 peak, and close to where the count has sat since FY2015.
1 · The facts
1,568
enrolled, 1 October, FY2026
1,887
enrolled, FY2003, the peak
1,557
enrolled, FY2015, the low
1,649
the highest year since FY2015
17.5%
fall from FY2003 to FY2015 (our arithmetic)
1,585
in the FY2025 annual town report’s table
17
of them listed as school choice students
1,581
enrolled, FY2026, DESE’s special education file
2 · What it shows
1
Enrolment fell 17.5% from FY2003 to FY2015, then stopped falling.
2
Every year since FY2015 has been between 1,557 and 1,649 children.
3
Three published counts of the same year’s children read 1,568, 1,581 and 1,585.
DESE enrolment by year, 1 October headcount
Year
All
Pre-K to 5
Grades 6–8
Grades 9–12
FY2026
1,568
745
382
433
FY2025
1,563
719
382
452
FY2024
1,580
761
363
449
FY2023
1,562
737
380
440
FY2022
1,597
740
402
450
FY2021
1,593
729
386
474
FY2020
1,641
777
406
452
FY2019
1,649
790
393
458
FY2018
1,641
767
423
442
FY2017
1,613
786
388
433
FY2016
1,567
759
374
429
FY2015
1,557
771
359
425
FY2014
1,564
756
375
430
FY2013
1,587
741
386
456
FY2012
1,637
741
386
504
FY2011
1,650
733
381
535
FY2010
1,702
759
402
541
FY2009
1,739
773
395
566
FY2008
1,824
791
413
619
FY2007
1,844
793
417
629
FY2006
1,836
788
429
615
FY2005
1,822
782
420
619
FY2004
1,830
792
449
589
FY2003
1,887
842
457
588
FY2002
1,851
832
457
561
FY1999
1,830
857
431
542
FY1994
1,758
872
403
483
DESE’s enrolment by grade file, Lunenburg district rows. The bands do not add to the total by the few students DESE counts beyond grade 12.