Auburn, Massachusetts
Auburn Public Schools by the Numbers
One district, five schools, 2,444 students, and a set of numbers the state publishes about all of them every year. Here is what those numbers say, and what they do not.
District Snapshot
Sources: Massachusetts DESE, school and district profiles.
High needs is a state count, not a score. It includes every student who is from a low income household, learning English, or receiving special education services, and counts each one only once. The median across all 396 Massachusetts districts is 46.7 percent.
District Overview
| District | Auburn Public Schools |
| Enrollment | 2,444 |
| Schools | 5 |
| High school | Auburn Senior High |
| Also serving Auburn | Auburn Middle, Swanson Road Intermediate, Pakachoag School, Bryn Mawr |
Student Population
Every figure here is a share of the district’s own enrollment, published by the state. For the current breakdown, see the DESE district profile.
| English learners | 3.2% |
| First language not English | 13.8% |
| Students with disabilities | 16.1% |
| Low income | 25.5% |
| High needs | 37.6% |
| Per-pupil spending, in-district | $17,590.48 |
| Per-pupil spending, total | $17,782.16 |
Academic Performance & Context
Auburn’s four-year graduation rate is 92.3 percent, against 89.3 percent for Massachusetts as a whole. MCAS results, graduation rates and accountability data are published and updated each year by DESE. Because these change annually, this guide links to the live state profile rather than reprinting numbers that go stale.
One number on this page is decided in a room you can sit in. Per-pupil spending comes out of the school budget, the School Committee proposes that budget, and 120 Town Meeting members elected from your five precincts vote it. If you want to argue about what a school costs, that is the room.
Sources
MA DESE, Auburn Public Schools Student Profile (code 00170000). Accessed 2026.