On February 10, the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education reported the annual dropout rates for the Massachusetts as well as the individual districts and schools for the 2010-11 school year. Below are the dropout and graduation rates for the urban districts in the state.
| Dropout Rate | Graduation Rate | |
| Massachusetts | 2.7% | 83.4% |
| Boston | 6.4% | 64.4% |
| Brockton | 6.0% | 69.4% |
| Fall River | 4.7% | 71.0% |
| Holyoke | 9.8% | 49.5% |
| Lawrence | 8.6% | 52.3% |
| Lowell | 8.1% | 69.6% |
| Lynn | 4.6% | 68.6% |
| New Bedford | 7.1% | 56.4% |
| Springfield | 11.7% | 52.1% |
| Worcester | 3.7% | 72.0% |
Statewide the dropout rate decreased from 2.9 to 2.7% while the graduation rate increased from 82.1% to 83.4%. Lynn's dropout rate in 2010-11 was 4.6% which is a decrease of 0.8% from 2009-10; the graduation rate increased by 0.1% from the previous year. Lynn's total high school enrollment in 2010-11 was 4,003 so a 4.6% dropout rate means that 184 students dropped out. In terms of the individual high schools, both Lynn English and Lynn Classical had a 3.9% dropout rate while Lynn Tech had a 4.6% dropout rate (down from 7.1%). Among the urban districts, Lynn ranked second in the dropout category behind Worcester and fifth in the graduation rate category.
*For last year's figures, see here.
*All Data Taken From: www.doe.mass.edu
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