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Lunenburg’s grades 9–12 fell 30.0% from FY2008 to FY2026; Monty Tech, all grades 9–12, rose 6.0%.
High school enrolment change, district by districtour estimate
Monty Tech6.0%
Ashburnham-Westminster-10.3%
Harvard-23.9%
Groton-Dunstable-25.0%
Lunenburg-30.0%
North Middlesex-45.3%
Value
Monty Tech
6.0%
Ashburnham-Westminster
-10.3%
Harvard
-23.9%
Groton-Dunstable
-25.0%
Lunenburg
-30.0%
North Middlesex
-45.3%
FY2008 to FY2026, DESE’s 1 October headcount in grades 9–12; Monty Tech is all grades 9–12. The change is our arithmetic.
1 · The facts
30.0%
Lunenburg, grades 9–12, fall, FY2008 to FY2026
our estimate
10.3%
Ashburnham-Westminster, grades 9–12, fall, FY2008 to FY2026
our estimate
25.0%
Groton-Dunstable, grades 9–12, fall, FY2008 to FY2026
our estimate
23.9%
Harvard, grades 9–12, fall, FY2008 to FY2026
our estimate
45.3%
North Middlesex, grades 9–12, fall, FY2008 to FY2026
our estimate
6.0%
Monty Tech, grades 9–12, rise, FY2008 to FY2026
our estimate
25.7%
Ayer Shirley, rise, FY2012 to FY2026
our estimate
433
Lunenburg, grades 9–12, FY2026
1,403
Monty Tech, all of it grades 9–12, FY2026
18
Monty Tech’s member towns
2 · What it shows
1
All 5 K–12 districts counted since FY2008 fell in grades 9–12, by 10.3% to 45.3%.
2
Monty Tech rose 6.0% over the same years, to 1,403 pupils.
3
Monty Tech draws from 18 member towns; 4 of the 5 comparison districts are regional too.
4
Ayer Shirley, counted from FY2012, its first year in DESE’s file, rose 25.7%.
Grades 9–12 headcount, by district and year
Year
Lunenburg
Ashburnham-Westminster
Ayer Shirley
Groton-Dunstable
Harvard
North Middlesex
Monty Tech
FY2026
433
637
386
642
319
641
1,403
FY2025
452
629
417
651
328
700
1,417
FY2024
449
631
412
684
323
745
1,428
FY2023
440
650
394
675
324
769
1,409
FY2022
450
614
368
700
323
779
1,413
FY2021
474
635
357
716
345
786
1,417
FY2020
452
651
374
721
360
799
1,430
FY2019
458
657
389
761
399
810
1,422
FY2018
442
702
409
785
402
796
1,424
FY2017
433
693
409
809
411
795
1,429
FY2016
429
701
401
837
416
835
1,436
FY2015
425
710
341
862
414
896
1,435
FY2014
430
684
325
865
420
952
1,433
FY2013
456
653
318
879
433
999
1,432
FY2012
504
673
307
860
443
1,078
1,435
FY2011
535
677
—
863
430
1,104
1,400
FY2010
541
738
—
847
432
1,142
1,355
FY2009
566
741
—
830
420
1,155
1,341
FY2008
619
710
—
856
419
1,171
1,323
DESE’s 1 October headcount, district rows, grades 9 to 12 summed. Monty Tech is its whole district. A blank is a year before the district existed.