Impact Essex County

How is our county doing?

About 90% of the 2017 cohort graduated in Essex County in 2021, the same rate as the state. This was a 13 percentage-point increase from 2006 for the county and a gain of 10 points for the state. Fourteen districts or schools in the county had graduation rates of 95% or higher and two reported graduating 99% of students - Lynnfield and Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School.

The lowest graduation rates were in Salem and Lawrence, both at 79%. Lawrence, however, had the largest gain since 2006, with a 38-point increase. There were also large increases at Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical (up 26 points to 98%), Lynn (up 20 points to 84%), Beverly (up 15 points to 92%) and Haverhill (up 15 points to 81%).

Notes about the data

Students are included in the cohort based on the year they entered Grade 9. Students are transferred in or out of cohorts if they transfer schools. Students who earn a GED or Certificate of Attainment are not counted as graduates. Students are considered economically disadvantaged if their family participates in one or more of the following state-administered programs: the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); the Transitional Assistance for Families with Dependent Children (TAFDC); the Department of Children and Families' (DCF) foster care program; or MassHealth (Medicaid).

High School Cohort Graduation Rate

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Essex County, MA	77%	79%	78%	79%	80%	82%	84%	84%	86%	87%	87%	87%	86%	87%	88%	90%
Middlesex County, MA	88%	88%	89%	88%	87%	88%	89%	89%	90%	91%	92%	92%	91%	92%	92%	93%
Westchester County, NY				82%	85%	86%	87%	85%	87%	88%	89%	90%	88%	90%	90%	91%
Massachusetts	80%	81%	81%	82%	82%	83%	85%	85%	86%	87%	88%	88%	88%	88%	89%	90%
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury	81%	85%	85%	85%	82%	83%	84%	87%	89%	89%	91%	88%	83%	88%	88%	90%
Amesbury Academy Charter Public	50%	50%	44%	64%	71%	65%	55%	76%	50%	79%
Andover	95%	95%	95%	95%	95%	95%	96%	95%	95%	95%	94%	96%	94%	97%	95%	98%
Beverly	78%	83%	86%	81%	86%	86%	81%	89%	91%	92%	90%	88%	88%	91%	91%	92%
Danvers	87%	85%	85%	86%	89%	89%	90%	89%	93%	93%	94%	94%	92%	91%	96%	95%
Essex Agricultural Technical	89%	95%	93%	90%	94%	97%	97%	97%	99%	99%	98%	97%	99%	97%	100%	98%
Georgetown	95%	93%	91%	97%	95%	90%	92%	96%	94%	97%	96%	96%	96%	99%	96%	97%
Gloucester	79%	85%	85%	82%	87%	86%	86%	83%	90%	92%	87%	89%	86%	86%	84%	81%
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	71%	76%	76%	75%	77%	82%	87%	89%	93%	94%	96%	93%	94%	96%	96%	98%
Hamilton-Wenham	93%	96%	94%	97%	94%	96%	97%	95%	97%	96%	98%	99%	93%	94%	97%	97%
Haverhill	67%	69%	69%	64%	66%	67%	70%	73%	75%	73%	74%	80%	81%	81%	80%	81%
Ipswich	93%	91%	90%	90%	96%	94%	95%	90%	95%	94%	94%	95%	94%	93%	91%	94%
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter										89%	88%	88%	88%	90%	98%	98%
Lawrence	41%	41%	36%	48%	47%	52%	61%	61%	67%	72%	71%	72%	72%	71%	73%	79%
Lynn	64%	69%	71%	71%	69%	69%	74%	76%	76%	75%	75%	74%	74%	75%	79%	84%
Lynnfield	92%	91%	94%	96%	97%	97%	98%	99%	95%	99%	99%	97%	97%	97%	98%	99%
Manchester Essex Regional	95%	93%	98%	94%	95%	96%	93%	88%	97%	96%	97%	97%	96%	98%	99%	94%
Marblehead	94%	96%	92%	88%	90%	97%	96%	95%	97%	97%	96%	97%	97%	96%	95%	95%
Masconomet	94%	97%	95%	98%	96%	99%	97%	97%	99%	96%	97%	98%	95%	96%	96%	95%
Methuen	79%	76%	77%	77%	79%	81%	79%	82%	86%	87%	87%	86%	89%	88%	93%	91%
Newburyport	84%	90%	90%	93%	90%	94%	94%	94%	96%	96%	96%	94%	95%	93%	95%	93%
North Andover	88%	95%	92%	97%	96%	94%	93%	94%	95%	94%	94%	96%	96%	97%	97%	97%
North Shore Regional Vocational Technical	85%	94%	94%	98%	97%	97%	97%	98%	99%
Peabody	79%	80%	80%	79%	78%	81%	83%	81%	88%	87%	87%	86%	83%	86%	88%	85%
Pentucket	92%	91%	91%	88%	89%	91%	93%	91%	93%	95%	91%	95%	95%	93%	95%	96%
Rockport	88%	87%	88%	87%	88%	90%	91%	89%	96%	92%	94%	94%	96%	98%	95%	93%
Salem	69%	73%	68%	75%	79%	81%	78%	86%	85%	89%	83%	82%	82%	81%	74%	79%
Salem Academy Charter				100%	93%	87%	96%	88%	89%	94%	87%	92%	86%	96%	82%	98%
Saugus	80%	74%	80%	82%	81%	79%	85%	84%	82%	87%	86%	89%	84%	84%	88%	85%
Swampscott	86%	97%	94%	89%	94%	96%	96%	94%	98%	94%	94%	95%	94%	95%	96%	93%
Triton	84%	84%	82%	85%	88%	85%	90%	89%	86%	88%	90%	87%	91%	94%	90%	89%
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	85%	94%	96%	95%	96%	98%	98%	98%	99%	97%	99%	99%	97%	98%	99%	99%

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.

Number of High School Graduates

	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021
Essex County, MA	7,021	7,352	7,197	7,324	7,342	7,243	7,223	7,390	7,641	7,597	7,752	7,849	7,759	7,779	7,893	8,013
Middlesex County, MA	14,111	14,343	14,855	14,764	14,649	14,722	14,682	14,963	15,068	15,141	15,540	15,488	15,655	15,837	15,919	15,755
Westchester County, NY				9,388	9,437	9,728	9,566	9,698	9,790	9,768	9,993	9,997	10,144	10,005	10,302	10,261
Massachusetts	59,430	61,413	62,835	62,786	62,649	61,972	62,240	63,356	62,998	63,270	64,789	64,679	65,609	66,059	66,066	66,655
School Districts in Essex
Amesbury	173	143	154	142	146	141	130	132	144	128	159	154	133	133	145	145
Amesbury Academy Charter Public	8	5	8	7	12	11	11	16	3	11
Andover	445	436	431	403	430	434	421	457	427	418	428	457	407	437	420	449
Beverly	269	312	300	265	312	262	269	295	302	312	324	306	317	266	282	294
Danvers	227	231	231	213	245	235	216	241	233	266	248	254	224	231	227	231
Essex Agricultural Technical	82	98	97	81	87	109	109	111	107	229	230	248	320	321	332	343
Georgetown	91	112	90	98	108	91	117	95	105	92	99	89	107	99	107	89
Gloucester	224	312	249	255	250	259	211	221	222	217	208	181	201	200	159	150
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical	230	285	280	229	226	211	241	268	279	294	305	307	305	348	354	370
Hamilton-Wenham	153	175	178	183	165	162	178	164	174	161	161	155	131	144	139	140
Haverhill	357	379	422	383	348	325	332	353	363	340	370	420	372	365	395	423
Ipswich	129	158	149	161	144	151	163	146	162	147	126	155	115	116	129	133
KIPP Academy Lynn Charter										70	68	84	97	103	107	117
Lawrence	315	330	309	440	462	473	530	614	690	653	656	676	728	653	716	703
Lynn	757	808	769	824	767	753	810	821	824	706	861	828	919	901	991	1,008
Lynnfield	119	128	158	150	165	174	149	162	145	150	163	152	156	164	155	166
Manchester Essex Regional	97	99	92	97	101	109	112	107	113	112	112	109	96	100	110	124
Marblehead	245	234	226	213	227	252	231	206	248	234	253	273	239	257	250	246
Masconomet	337	330	307	364	359	335	326	303	341	317	355	330	291	264	279	274
Methuen	406	359	422	431	419	386	369	366	399	406	425	394	440	479	451	445
Newburyport	185	175	187	169	161	177	160	180	156	189	173	204	189	178	176	198
North Andover	285	313	319	317	335	296	312	299	332	365	322	315	367	392	324	368
North Shore Regional Vocational Technical	88	103	99	102	97	106	94	115	102
Peabody	398	425	380	413	378	407	391	387	417	414	388	388	353	324	329	318
Pentucket	221	213	219	200	168	209	175	181	180	196	171	179	179	148	178	189
Rockport	65	71	71	83	80	73	67	69	69	80	75	78	66	82	75	64
Salem	260	268	256	270	276	265	230	274	258	280	226	213	216	223	204	226
Salem Academy Charter				7	14	27	25	21	31	32	41	36	37	47	62	58
Saugus	195	157	158	205	178	177	160	157	148	162	165	189	131	159	157	156
Swampscott	164	194	213	184	203	155	179	199	195	147	158	181	156	166	156	176
Triton	233	223	204	203	219	184	185	158	175	176	165	160	167	165	170	145
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical	264	277	219	232	261	294	320	271	296	291	314	334	300	314	314	266

Source: Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education, New York State Education Department
Notes: Years denote 12th grade year for cohort.

INDICATORS	TREND \| ESSEX COUNTY
Prevalence of Overweight Adults	Not Applicable
Early Prenatal Care by Mother's Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Preterm Births	Increasing
Infant Mortality Rate	Maintaining
Children with Elevated Blood Lead Levels	Decreasing
Children Living in Poverty	Increasing
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Child Abuse and Neglect	Increasing
Disengaged Youth	Maintaining
Live Births to Teen Mothers	Decreasing
Youth Arrests	Decreasing
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Establishments	Maintaining
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation Employment	Maintaining
Tourism Spending	Increasing
Voter Participation Rate	Increasing
Charitable Contributions	Maintaining
Protected Land	Not Applicable
Days with Good Air Quality	Increasing
Beach Contamination	Increasing
Daily Water Use per Resident	Decreasing
Crimes Against People	Maintaining
Crimes Against Property	Decreasing
Drug-Related Arrests	Maintaining
Reports of Domestic Violence	Increasing
Incarceration Rates	Decreasing
Recidivism	Decreasing
Households Without Vehicles	Decreasing
Means of Transportation to Work	Not Applicable
Traffic Injuries and Fatalities	Maintaining
Households With Internet Access	Not Applicable
Change in Total Population	Increasing
Change in Population by Age/Sex	Not Applicable
People 65 or Older Living Alone	Decreasing
People with Disabilities	Maintaining
Households by Type	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Sex	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Foreign-Born Population	Increasing
Language Diversity	Increasing
Change in Total Jobs	Increasing
Change in Jobs by Sector	Not Applicable
Change in Average Salary	Increasing
Change in Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
Average Salary by Sector	Not Applicable
Median Earnings by Occupation by Gender	Not Applicable
People Entering/Leaving County for Work	Not Applicable
Employer Size	Not Applicable
Self-Employment Revenue	Increasing
Unemployment Rate	Increasing
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Prekindergarten Participation	Not Applicable
Female Enrollment in School	Not Applicable
Chronically Absent Students	Increasing
Per-Student Spending	Increasing
Bullying	Decreasing
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate	Increasing
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Education Levels of Adults	Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Income in Relation to Poverty Level	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income	Increasing
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Household Type	Not Applicable
Living Wage Rate by Household Type	Not Applicable
Households Receiving Temporary Assistance	Increasing
Households Receiving Federal Food Assistance	Increasing
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Earned Income Tax Credit Participation	Decreasing
Economically Disadvantaged Students	Increasing
Median Home Value	Increasing
Housing Affordability for Homeowners	Increasing
Housing Affordability for Renters	Increasing
Homeownership Rates	Maintaining
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeless Persons	Maintaining
People Without Health Insurance	Decreasing
Medical Care Expenses	Increasing
Prevalence of Children with Asthma	Maintaining
Prevalence of Overweight Children	Maintaining
Diabetes Incidence	Decreasing
Chronic Disease Among Older Adults	Increasing
Cancer Incidence	Decreasing
Cancer Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Heart Disease Mortality Rate	Decreasing
Mortality Rate	Decreasing
People who Smoke	Not Applicable
Use of Illegal Drugs	Not Applicable
Youth Use of Illegal Drugs	Not Applicable
Substance Abuse Treatment Admissions	Not Applicable
Drug Overdose Mortality Rate	Increasing
Prevalence of Mental Illness	Maintaining
Suicide Rate	Maintaining
Children Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Single-Parent Families by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Change in Population by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Unemployment Rate by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 3 Reading	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 8 Math by Student Group	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 English Language Arts	Not Applicable
Student Performance on Grade 10 Math	Not Applicable
High School Cohort Graduation Rate by Student Group	Not Applicable
Bachelor's Degree or Higher by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
People Living in Poverty by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Median Household Income by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Participation in Food Assistance by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable
Homeownership Rates by Race/Ethnicity	Not Applicable

INDICATORS

TREND | ESSEX COUNTY