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Lunenburg had 6.70 teacher FTE per hundred pupils in FY2025, 12th of 13 on the state’s sheet.
1 · The facts
6.70
teacher FTE per hundred pupils, FY2025
6.87
the same ratio, FY2009
12th
of 13 on the state’s sheet, highest first, FY2025
9
districts on the same sheet in FY2009
-12.6%
teacher FTE change, FY2009 to FY2025
-10.3%
pupils in district, the same years
+2.7%
teacher FTE change, FY2011 to FY2025
-5.7%
pupils in district, the same years
22.49
teacher FTE per hundred high-needs pupils, FY2013
17.71
the same ratio, FY2026
2 · What it shows
1
In FY2025 the state counts 6.70 teacher FTE per hundred pupils, 12th of 13 districts.
2
From FY2009 teachers fell 12.6% and pupils 10.3%; from FY2011 teachers rose 2.7% as pupils fell 5.7%.
3
Per hundred high-needs pupils the state counts 17.71 teachers in FY2026, against 22.49 in FY2013.
Teacher FTE per hundred pupils, the state’s comparison sheet
Year
Per hundred pupils
Place
Districts on the sheet
FY2025
6.70
12
13
FY2024
7.21
11
13
FY2023
7.20
11
13
FY2022
6.96
11
11
FY2021
6.90
10
11
FY2020
6.50
11
13
FY2019
6.68
11
13
FY2018
7.10
6
9
FY2017
6.92
8
9
FY2016
6.68
9
9
FY2015
6.50
8
9
FY2014
6.43
9
9
FY2013
6.51
8
9
FY2012
6.98
4
9
FY2011
6.15
7
9
FY2010
7.00
4
9
FY2009
6.87
4
9
Place counts from the highest ratio. DESE chooses who is on the sheet, and it changed underneath this series.
What was said
“the student population's needs have increased substantially, with more students on IEPs, more English language learners, and more students entering below benchmark, meaning that even flat staffing represents a reduction in effective capacity”