This is a list of school districts in Massachusetts.
The majority of school districts in the state are dependent on town governments. Some are dependent on city governments, two are dependent on county governments, and Lawrence Public School District is directly a part of the state government.The legislation authorizing independent agricultural and technical schools was repealed in 2004. A successor school district, the Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School, replaced them in 2010. The U.S. Census Bureau does not consider any of these to be independent governments. It does consider the regional school districts, regional vocational-technical school districts, and independent vocational schools to be independent governments.
Local school districts Non-operating local school districts, which are those districts that do not operate any school facilities and where all students attend school in regional academic school districts, are not listed. A
Abington School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12; also serves SouthField through a grade tuition agreement) Acushnet School Department (Bristol County, PK–8) Agawam School Department (Hampden County, PK–12) Amesbury School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Amherst School Department (Hampshire County, PK–6) Andover Public Schools (Essex County, PK–12) Arlington School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Ashland School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Attleborough School Department (Bristol County, PK–12) Auburn School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Avon School District (Norfolk County, PK–12)
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Barnstable Public School District (Barnstable County, PK–12) Bedford Public Schools (Middlesex County, PK–12) Belchertown School Department (Hampshire County, PK–12) Bellingham School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) Belmont Public Schools (Middlesex County, PK-12) Berkley School Department (Bristol County, PK–8) Beverly School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Billerica School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Boston Public Schools (Suffolk County, PK–12) Bourne School Department (Barnstable County, PK–12) Boxford School Department (Essex County, PK–6) Braintree Public Schools (Norfolk County, PK–12) Brewster School Department (Barnstable County, PK–5) Brimfield School Department (Hampden County, PK–6) Brockton School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) Brookfield School Department (Worcester County, PK–6) Brookline Public Schools (Norfolk County, PK–12) Burlington Public Schools (Middlesex Sounty, PK–12)
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Cambridge School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Canton School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) Carlisle School Department (Middlesex County, PK–8) Carver School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) Chelmsford School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Chelsea School Department (Suffolk County, PK–12) Chicopee School Department (Hampden County, PK–12) Clarksburg School Department (Berkshire County, K–8) Clinton School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Cohasset School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) Concord School Department (Middlesex County, PK–8) Conway School Department (Franklin County, PK–6)
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Danvers School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Dartmouth School Department (Bristol County, PK–12) Dedham School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) Deerfield School Department (Franklin County, PK–6) Douglas School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Dover School Department (Norfolk County, PK–5) Dracut School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Duxbury School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12)
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East Bridgewater School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) East Longmeadow School Department (Hampden County, PK–12) Eastham School Department (Barnstable County, PK–5) Easthampton School Department (Hampshire County, PK–12) Easton School Department (Bristol County, PK–12) Edgartown School Department (Dukes County, PK–8) Erving School Department (Franklin County, PK–6) Everett School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12)
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Fairhaven School Department (Bristol County, PK–12; also serving Acushnet (9–12) through a grade tuition agreement) Fall River School Department (Bristol County, PK–12) Falmouth School Department (Barnstable County, PK–12; also serving Gosnold (PK–1, 8–12) through a grade tuition agreement) Fitchburg School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Florida School Department (Berkshire County, PK–8; also serving Monroe through a grade tuition agreement) Foxborough Public Schools (Norfolk County, PK–12) Framingham School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Franklin School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12)
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Gardner School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Georgetown School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Gloucester School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Gosnold School Department (Dukes County, 2–7) Grafton School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Granby School Department (Hampshire County, PK–12) Greenfield School Department (Franklin County, PK–12)
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Hadley School Department (Hampshire County, PK–12) Halifax School Department (Plymouth County, K–6) Hancock School Department (Berkshire County, PK–6) Hanover School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) Harvard School Department (Worcester County, PK–12; also serving Devens through a grade tuition agreement) Hatfield School Department (Hampshire County, PK–12) Haverhill Public Schools (Essex County, PK-12) Hingham School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) Holbrook School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) Holland School Department (Hampden County, PK–6) Holliston School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Holyoke School Department (Hampden County, PK–12) Hopedale School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Hopkinton School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Hudson School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Hull School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12)
I Ipswich School Department (Essex County, PK–12)
K Kingston School Department (Plymouth County, K–6)
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Lawrence Public Schools (Essex County, PK–12) Lee School Department (Berkshire County, PK–12; also serving Tyringham as well as grades 7–12 from Farmington River Regional through grade tuition agreements) Leicester School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Lenox School Department (Berkshire County, PK–12) Leominster School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Leverett School Department (Franklin County, PK–6) Lexington Public Schools (Middlesex County, PK–12) Lincoln School Department (Middlesex County, PK–8) Littleton School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Longmeadow School Department (Hampden County, PK–12) Lowell Public Schools (Middlesex County, PK–12) Ludlow School Department (Hampden County, PK–12) Lunenburg School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Lynn School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Lynnfield School Department (Essex County, PK–12)
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Malden School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Mansfield School Department (Bristol County, PK–12) Marblehead School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Marion School Department (Plymouth County, PK–6) Marlborough School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Marshfield School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) Mashpee School Department (Barnstable County, PK–12) Mattapoisett School Department (Plymouth County, PK–6) Maynard School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Medfield Public Schools (Norfolk County, PK–12) Medford Public Schools (Middlesex County, PK–12) Medway Public Schools (Norfolk County, PK–12) Melrose School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Methuen School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Middleborough School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) Middleton School Department (Essex County, PK–6) Milford School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Millbury School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Millis School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) Milton School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) Monson School Department (Hampden County, PK–12)
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Nahant School Department (Essex County, K–6) Nantucket School Department (Nantucket, PK–12) Natick School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Needham School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) New Bedford Public Schools (Bristol County, PK–12; also serving Acushnet (9–12) through a grade tuition agreement) Newburyport School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Newton Public Schools (Middlesex County, PK–12) Norfolk School Department (Norfolk County, PK–6) North Adams School Department (Berkshire County, PK–12; also serving Clarksburg (9–12), Florida (9–12) and Monroe (9–12) through grade tuition agreements) North Andover Public Schools (Essex County, PK–12) North Attleborough School Department (Bristol County, PK–12) North Brookfield School Department (Worcester County, K–12) North Reading School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Northampton School Department (Hampshire County, PK–12) Northborough School Department (Worcester County, PK–8) Northbridge Public Schools (Worcester County, PK–12) Norton School Department (Bristol County, PK–12) Norwell School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) Norwood School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12)
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Oak Bluffs School Department (Dukes County, PK–8) Orange School Department (Franklin County, PK–6) Orleans School Department (Barnstable County, K–5) Oxford School Department (Worcester County, PK–12)
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Palmer School Department (Hampden County, PK–12) Peabody School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Pelham School Department (Hampshire County, K–6) Pembroke School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) Petersham School Department (Worcester County, K–6) Pittsfield School Department (Berkshire County, PK–12; also serving Richmond (9–12) through a grade tuition agreement) Plainville School Department (Norfolk County, PK–6) Plymouth School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) Plympton School Department (Plymouth County, K–6) Provincetown School Department (Barnstable County, PK–8; also serving Truro (7–8) through a grade tuition agreement)
Q Quincy Public Schools (Norfolk County, PK–12)
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Randolph School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) Reading School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Revere Public Schools (Suffolk County, PK–12) Richmond School Department (Berkshire County, PK–8) Rochester School Department (Plymouth County, PK–6) Rockland School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12; also serves SouthField through a grade tuition agreement) Rockport School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Rowe School Department (Franklin County, K–6)
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Salem School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Sandwich School Department (Barnstable County, PK–12) Saugus School Department (Essex County, PK–12) Savoy School Department (Berkshire County, PK–6) Scituate School Department (Plymouth County, PK–12) Seekonk School Department (Bristol County, PK–12) Sharon School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) Sherborn School Department (Middlesex County, PK–5) Shrewsbury School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Shutesbury School Department (Franklin County, PK–6) Somerset School Department (Bristol County, PK–8) Somerville School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) South Hadley Public Schools (Hampshire County, PK–12) Southampton School Department (Hampshire County, PK–6) Southborough School Department (Worcester County, PK–8) Southbridge School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Springfield Public Schools (Hampden County, PK–12) Stoneham School Department (Middlesex County, PK–12) Stoughton School Department (Norfolk County, PK–12) Sturbridge School Department (Worcester County, PK–6) Sudbury Public Schools (Middlesex County, PK–8) Sunderland School Department (Franklin County, PK–6) Sutton School Department (Worcester County, PK–12) Swampscott School Department (Essex County, PK–12; also serving Nahant (7–12) through a grade tuition agreement) Swansea School Department (Bristol County, PK–12)
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