Economic hardship during the pandemic has led to an increase in low-income student enrollment.

Change in enrollment by special population status. Massachusetts public school districts.

Note: 'Low-Income' here refers to 'Economically Disadvantaged' (SY 2020 and SY 2021) and 'Low-Income' (SY22). A small amount of this reported increase is likely the result of measurement changes over the past couple of years.
Chart: Boston Indicators Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Get the data