Homeless Education Data Collection Report 2015-2016

School District Data

1. The number of districts reporting homeless student data for the 2015-16 school year:

   	Total # Districts in State	Total # Districts Reporting
   Districts without Subgrants	408	379
   Districts with Subgrants	27	27

   
   

2. The number of homeless children and youth enrolled in Massachusetts's public schools during the 2015-16 school year, according to grade level:

   Grade Level	Number of homeless children/youth enrolled in districts without subgrants	Number of homeless children/youth enrolled in districts with subgrants	Total
   PK	109	315	424
   K	469	1448	1917
   1	456	1564	2020
   2	433	1453	1886
   3	425	1368	1793
   4	390	1273	1663
   5	356	1176	1532
   6	355	1041	1396
   7	328	1072	1400
   8	341	979	1320
   9	449	1513	1962
   10	402	1096	1498
   11	344	783	1127
   12	439	836	1275
   UG	9	4	13
   Total	5305	15921	21,226

   
   

3. The total number of homeless children and youth according to their primary nighttime residence at the time of their initial identification for the 2015-16 school year:

   Primary nighttime residence	Number of homeless children/youth in districts without subgrants	Number of homeless children/ youth in districts with subgrants	Total Number of homeless children /youth
   Shelters	1166	4844	6010
   Doubled-up	2006	6940	8946
   Unaccompanied Youth	262	725	987
   Unsheltered (e.g., cars, parks, campgrounds, etc.)	30	121	151
   Hotels/Motels	902	1893	2795
   Awaiting Foster Care	939	1398	2337
   Total	5305	15921	21,226

Last Updated: March 29, 2017