Re-Elect Paul Schlichtman - Arlington School Committee
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Did you know?
The Arlington Public Schools
en
rolls 6,098
st
udents (October 1, 2025).
Our students are 64.1% White, 13.3% Asian, 8.5% Hispanic, 3.2% African-American, 10.4% multiracial.
15.2% of our students have a first language that is not English
, and 4.6% are classified as English Learners.
Between 2012 (4,903) and 2018 (5,939),
Arlington Public Schools experienced a 21.13% increase in student enrollment
. Like most districts, Arlington experienced a decrease in enrollment during the pandemic, but the trend of increased enrollments resumed from 2022 (5,987) through 2025 (6,098).
99.8% of Arlington high school graduates
completed the MassCore curriculum (2025)
Arlington's per pupil spending of
$20,549
(2024) is
$2,616 less than the state average of
$23,165.
Arlington's education spending as a percentage of total municipal expenditures
(2025) is
49.1%, less than
Arlington is a diverse, fiscally prudent, high-achieving district.
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