Massachusetts Homeless Student Program Data 2024-2025

School District Data

1. The number of districts reporting homeless student data for the 2024-2025 school year:

   Districts	Total # Districts in State	Total # Districts Reporting
   Districts without Subgrants	341	341
   Districts with Subgrants	53	53

   
   

2. The number of homeless children and youth enrolled in Massachusetts's public schools during the 2024-2025 school year, according to grade level:

   Grade Level	Number of homeless students enrolled in districts without subgrants	Number of homeless students enrolled in districts with subgrants	Total
   PK	222	884	1106
   K	689	2203	2892
   1	613	2261	2874
   2	582	2004	2586
   3	474	1981	2455
   4	496	1795	2291
   5	501	1835	2336
   6	545	1792	2337
   7	525	1807	2332
   8	494	1726	2220
   9	672	2191	2863
   10	548	2020	2568
   11	581	1831	2412
   12	551	1721	2272
   UG	23	112	135
   Total	7517	26163	33679

   
   

3. The total number of homeless children and youth according to their primary nighttime residence at the time of their initial identification for the 2024-2025 school year:

   Primary nighttime residence	Number of homeless student in districts without subgrants	Number of homeless students in districts with subgrants	Total number of homeless students
   Shelters	2461	8075	10536
   Doubled-up	4060	16324	20384
   Unsheltered (e.g., cars, parks, campgrounds, etc.)	113	387	500
   Hotels/Motels	882	1377	2259
   Total	7514	26163	33679
   Total Unaccompanied Youth	421	1486	1907

Last Updated: September 3, 2025