City of Methuen Master Plan

Public Facilities and Services
Table 39: Actual Student Enrollments
School 2004 2005 2006
CGS 1,154 1,123 1,138
Marsh Grammar 1,427 1,391 1,397
Timony Grammar 1,429 1,463 1,457
Tenney Grammar 1,345 1,396 1,456
High School 1,945 2,098 2,014
Pleasant Valley 13 14 12
TOTAL 7,313 7,485 7,474
Source: Methuen School Department
The following table provides student enrollment figures by grade level for the past few years as well as
those projected to the year 2008 (as reported in the 2005 Annual Report of the City of Methuen). These
projections predict a decrease in enrollments over the next few years; however, since actual enrollments
have been consistently higher than projections over the last few years, there is every indication and
expectation on the part of the School Department that the trend is for enrollments to continue to rise.
Table 40: Public School Enrollment Figures (October 1)
Grade
Level
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Projected
2007
Projected
2008
Projected
Preschool 98 112 84 105 104 96 96 112 112
Grades 2,716 2,772 2,686 2,667 2,712 2,744 2,744 2,381 2,493
K-4
Grades 2,281 2,384 2,436 2,403 2,418 2,496 2,504 2,235 2,222
5-8
Grades 1,696 1,753 1,839 1,794 1,834 2,209 2,200 2,047 1,997
9-12
Special 112 102 107 128 122 102 102 87 87
Education
TOTAL 6,903 7,123 7,152 7,097 7,190 7,647 7,646 6,862 6,911
Factors Affecting Future Enrollment and Facility Needs
While the elementary schools have new facilities designed to accommodate state of the art pedagogical
methods, they have for the most part reached capacity. They are now at the point of facing decisions
regarding how to make trade-offs in order to accommodate larger numbers of students. For example at
the Tenney Grammar School enrollment is at almost 1,500, the highest it has ever been and there are no
more available classrooms. The Principal is going to have to convert science labs and art rooms into
classrooms in order to accommodate additional children. Class sizes are currently already exceeding the
Department goals. The Tenney and Timony Schools are experiencing the most pressure. Some of the
factors affecting future enrollment and facility needs include:
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