Newburyport Public Schools
Student Data
The District in Four Numbers
District Overview
| District | Newburyport Public Schools |
| Enrollment | 2,104 |
| Schools | 4 |
| High school | Newburyport High |
| Superintendent | Sean T. Gallagher |
Student Population
Two of these numbers are worth sitting with. Roughly one student in five has a disability the district is required to serve, and 29.5 percent are counted by the state as high needs, which is the category the state uses when it decides how much aid a district gets. Those figures are what the School Committee is working with when it approves a budget and what the City Council is voting on when the school appropriation reaches it, which is why the size of a city appropriation is not an abstract argument here.
| English learners | 2.2% |
| First language not English | 6.8% |
| Students with disabilities | 21.2% |
| Low income | 11.5% |
| High needs | 29.5% |
| Per-pupil spending, total | $23,233.34 |
| Per-pupil spending, in district | $21,987.91 |
Academic Performance & Context
Newburyport’s four year graduation rate was 97.1 percent for the most recent reported cohort. MCAS results, graduation rates and accountability data are published and updated every year by the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. Because they change annually, this guide links to the live state profile rather than reprinting numbers that go stale.
Sources
MA DESE, Newburyport Public Schools Student Profile (code 02040000). Accessed 2026.