Homeless Student Program Data 2017-2018

School District Data

1. The number of districts reporting homeless student data for the 2017-18 school year:

   	Total # Districts in State	Total # Districts Reporting
   Districts without Subgrants	404	399
   Districts with Subgrants	27	27

   
   

2. The number of homeless children and youth enrolled in Massachusetts's public schools during the 2017-18 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	145	479	624
   K	542	1334	1876
   1	586	1482	2068
   2	589	1479	2068
   3	571	1513	2084
   4	521	1476	1997
   5	508	1324	1832
   6	520	1206	1726
   7	454	1145	1599
   8	454	1014	1468
   9	571	1503	2074
   10	402	1110	1512
   11	439	1026	1465
   12	505	1149	1654
   UG	13	11	24
   Total	6820	17251	24071

   
   

3. The total number of homeless children and youth according to their primary nighttime residence at the time of their initial identification for the 2017-18 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	1767	5253	7020
   Doubled-up	4201	11098	15302
   Unsheltered (e.g., cars, parks, campgrounds, etc.)	89	108	197
   Hotels/Motels	760	792	1552
   Total	6817	17251	2401
   Total Unaccompanied Youth	429	920	1349

Last Updated: January 17, 2019