Total Equipment Cost
Annual Operations and Maintenance Cost
Students Affected
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston School DistrictMA | 172,542,000 | 5,218,000 | 35,100 | 10 (33) |
| 2 | Springfield School DistrictMA | 112,600,000 | 2,597,000 | 24,170 | 12 (41) |
| 3 | Lowell School DistrictMA | 68,872,000 | 1,677,000 | 14,530 | 13 (37) |
| 4 | Lawrence School DistrictMA | 65,876,000 | 1,684,000 | 13,660 | 12 (34) |
| 5 | Newton School DistrictMA | 61,208,000 | 1,543,000 | 12,880 | 11 (35) |
| 6 | Framingham School DistrictMA | 41,349,000 | 965,000 | 8,820 | 12 (38) |
| 7 | Brookline School DistrictMA | 39,718,000 | 1,423,000 | 7,860 | 10 (34) |
| 8 | Haverhill School DistrictMA | 38,736,000 | 1,010,000 | 8,050 | 9 (34) |
| 9 | Methuen School DistrictMA | 35,018,000 | 1,139,000 | 6,930 | 12 (34) |
| 10 | Chicopee School DistrictMA | 34,722,000 | 858,000 | 7,300 | 13 (41) |
| 11 | Lexington School DistrictMA | 34,572,000 | 827,000 | 7,260 | 12 (34) |
| 12 | Cambridge School DistrictMA | 29,964,000 | 769,000 | 6,310 | 11 (34) |
| 13 | Taunton School DistrictMA | 28,482,000 | 765,000 | 5,710 | 12 (32) |
| 14 | Waltham School DistrictMA | 28,309,000 | 618,000 | 6,100 | 12 (34) |
| 15 | Andover School DistrictMA | 28,292,000 | 667,000 | 5,960 | 12 (32) |
| 16 | Arlington School DistrictMA | 27,555,000 | 622,000 | 5,940 | 12 (34) |
| 17 | Needham School DistrictMA | 26,961,000 | 655,000 | 5,720 | 11 (34) |
| 18 | Natick School DistrictMA | 26,498,000 | 687,000 | 5,540 | 11 (36) |
| 19 | Acton-Boxborough Regional School DistrictMA | 26,385,000 | 599,000 | 5,570 | 12 (36) |
| 20 | Holyoke School DistrictMA | 25,595,000 | 725,000 | 5,240 | 14 (38) |
| 21 | Franklin School DistrictMA | 24,996,000 | 593,000 | 5,200 | 11 (35) |
| 22 | Somerville School DistrictMA | 24,459,000 | 835,000 | 4,850 | 11 (32) |
| 23 | Westford School DistrictMA | 24,393,000 | 571,000 | 5,070 | 12 (36) |
| 24 | Chelmsford School DistrictMA | 23,816,000 | 583,000 | 4,960 | 12 (37) |
| 25 | Wellesley School DistrictMA | 23,615,000 | 591,000 | 4,960 | 12 (35) |
| 26 | Westfield School DistrictMA | 22,972,000 | 573,000 | 4,800 | 14 (38) |
| 27 | Fitchburg School DistrictMA | 22,902,000 | 556,000 | 4,720 | 9 (32) |
| 28 | Billerica School DistrictMA | 22,393,000 | 508,000 | 4,760 | 12 (35) |
| 29 | Belmont School DistrictMA | 21,987,000 | 560,000 | 4,630 | 12 (34) |
| 30 | Winchester School DistrictMA | 21,863,000 | 499,000 | 4,640 | 10 (32) |
| 31 | Agawam School DistrictMA | 21,015,000 | 605,000 | 4,340 | 13 (41) |
| 32 | Milford School DistrictMA | 20,277,000 | 458,000 | 4,280 | 12 (34) |
| 33 | Woburn School DistrictMA | 19,971,000 | 461,000 | 4,220 | 10 (32) |
| 34 | Medford School DistrictMA | 19,961,000 | 487,000 | 4,220 | 11 (33) |
| 35 | West Springfield School DistrictMA | 19,857,000 | 517,000 | 4,110 | 12 (41) |
| 36 | Leominster School DistrictMA | 19,829,000 | 430,000 | 4,180 | 9 (32) |
| 37 | North Attleborough School DistrictMA | 19,699,000 | 460,000 | 4,160 | 12 (33) |
| 38 | North Andover School DistrictMA | 19,655,000 | 550,000 | 3,910 | 11 (33) |
| 39 | Marlborough School DistrictMA | 19,379,000 | 495,000 | 4,020 | 11 (33) |
| 40 | Attleboro School DistrictMA | 19,236,000 | 543,000 | 3,850 | 11 (32) |
| 41 | Burlington School DistrictMA | 18,859,000 | 396,000 | 4,070 | 11 (34) |
| 42 | Mansfield School DistrictMA | 18,211,000 | 441,000 | 3,780 | 12 (33) |
| 43 | Hopkinton School DistrictMA | 17,582,000 | 404,000 | 3,690 | 11 (33) |
| 44 | Easton School DistrictMA | 17,246,000 | 401,000 | 3,630 | 12 (32) |
| 45 | Dracut School DistrictMA | 16,677,000 | 366,000 | 3,580 | 13 (38) |
| 46 | Walpole School DistrictMA | 16,397,000 | 404,000 | 3,410 | 12 (32) |
| 47 | Malden School DistrictMA | 16,328,000 | 568,000 | 3,070 | 10 (31) |
| 48 | Tewksbury School DistrictMA | 16,107,000 | 388,000 | 3,400 | 12 (34) |
| 49 | Canton School DistrictMA | 15,514,000 | 379,000 | 3,270 | 12 (33) |
| 50 | Wilmington School DistrictMA | 15,356,000 | 373,000 | 3,200 | 11 (33) |
| 51 | Hampden-Wilbraham School DistrictMA | 14,846,000 | 394,000 | 3,060 | 12 (37) |
| 52 | Milton School DistrictMA | 14,548,000 | 413,000 | 3,010 | 10 (34) |
| 53 | Nashoba School DistrictMA | 14,377,000 | 314,000 | 3,060 | 11 (33) |
| 54 | Longmeadow School DistrictMA | 13,706,000 | 350,000 | 2,870 | 12 (39) |
| 55 | Holliston School DistrictMA | 13,585,000 | 311,000 | 2,890 | 11 (35) |
| 56 | Ashland School DistrictMA | 13,515,000 | 324,000 | 2,850 | 11 (36) |
| 57 | Dedham School DistrictMA | 13,028,000 | 358,000 | 2,690 | 11 (33) |
| 58 | Wayland School DistrictMA | 12,800,000 | 314,000 | 2,700 | 12 (36) |
| 59 | Bedford School DistrictMA | 12,609,000 | 295,000 | 2,660 | 13 (36) |
| 60 | Northampton School DistrictMA | 12,478,000 | 283,000 | 2,630 | 14 (36) |
| 61 | East Longmeadow School DistrictMA | 12,460,000 | 313,000 | 2,620 | 12 (39) |
| 62 | Ludlow School DistrictMA | 12,401,000 | 306,000 | 2,590 | 13 (39) |
| 63 | Watertown School DistrictMA | 12,102,000 | 279,000 | 2,610 | 11 (35) |
| 64 | Sudbury School DistrictMA | 11,661,000 | 223,000 | 2,650 | 13 (39) |
| 65 | Westborough School DistrictMA | 11,603,000 | 252,000 | 2,420 | 12 (32) |
| 66 | Groton-Dunstable School DistrictMA | 11,593,000 | 274,000 | 2,400 | 12 (34) |
| 67 | Norton School DistrictMA | 11,498,000 | 262,000 | 2,440 | 12 (33) |
| 68 | Pentucket School DistrictMA | 11,387,000 | 245,000 | 2,440 | 9 (34) |
| 69 | Belchertown School DistrictMA | 11,248,000 | 293,000 | 2,270 | 14 (34) |
| 70 | Mendon-Upton School DistrictMA | 11,006,000 | 268,000 | 2,300 | 11 (33) |
| 71 | Medfield School DistrictMA | 10,732,000 | 270,000 | 2,220 | 12 (32) |
| 72 | Bellingham School DistrictMA | 10,730,000 | 281,000 | 2,190 | 12 (35) |
| 73 | East Bridgewater School DistrictMA | 10,702,000 | 225,000 | 2,250 | 13 (33) |
| 74 | King Philip School DistrictMA | 10,690,000 | 342,000 | 2,020 | 11 (33) |
| 75 | Newburyport School DistrictMA | 10,676,000 | 254,000 | 2,230 | 10 (33) |
| 76 | Medway School DistrictMA | 10,671,000 | 265,000 | 2,220 | 12 (37) |
| 77 | Brockton School DistrictMA | 10,556,000 | 289,000 | 2,260 | 12 (32) |
| 78 | Weston School DistrictMA | 10,034,000 | 252,000 | 2,100 | 12 (36) |
| 79 | Amesbury School DistrictMA | 9,831,000 | 236,000 | 2,060 | 10 (33) |
| 80 | Masconomet School DistrictMA | 9,427,000 | 312,000 | 1,790 | 11 (32) |
| 81 | North Middlesex School DistrictMA | 9,353,000 | 227,000 | 1,890 | 12 (31) |
| 82 | Concord School DistrictMA | 9,217,000 | 173,000 | 2,100 | 13 (38) |
| 83 | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School DistrictMA | 9,120,000 | 180,000 | 1,970 | 14 (38) |
| 84 | South Hadley School DistrictMA | 9,101,000 | 226,000 | 1,910 | 14 (40) |
| 85 | Lincoln-Sudbury School DistrictMA | 8,423,000 | 281,000 | 1,530 | 17 (43) |
| 86 | Greenfield School DistrictMA | 8,285,000 | 191,000 | 1,730 | 16 (38) |
| 87 | Foxborough School DistrictMA | 8,193,000 | 176,000 | 1,710 | 11 (33) |
| 88 | Blackstone-Millville School DistrictMA | 7,933,000 | 174,000 | 1,700 | 12 (34) |
| 89 | Ayer-Shirley School DistrictMA | 7,920,000 | 163,000 | 1,710 | 11 (34) |
| 90 | Seekonk School DistrictMA | 7,801,000 | 225,000 | 1,590 | 11 (32) |
| 91 | Littleton School DistrictMA | 7,721,000 | 166,000 | 1,650 | 13 (35) |
| 92 | Tyngsborough School DistrictMA | 7,706,000 | 154,000 | 1,640 | 12 (34) |
| 93 | Lunenburg School DistrictMA | 7,704,000 | 160,000 | 1,640 | 10 (33) |
| 94 | Easthampton School DistrictMA | 7,344,000 | 170,000 | 1,550 | 14 (38) |
| 95 | Norwood School DistrictMA | 7,266,000 | 153,000 | 1,620 | 12 (32) |
| 96 | Amherst-Pelham School DistrictMA | 7,120,000 | 224,000 | 1,340 | 14 (38) |
| 97 | Concord-Carlisle School DistrictMA | 7,023,000 | 229,000 | 1,270 | 16 (40) |
| 98 | West Bridgewater School DistrictMA | 6,910,000 | 198,000 | 1,350 | 13 (33) |
| 99 | Georgetown School DistrictMA | 6,628,000 | 147,000 | 1,400 | 10 (34) |
| 100 | Maynard School DistrictMA | 6,454,000 | 167,000 | 1,350 | 13 (38) |
| Rank | School district | Total Equipment (1970-2025) | Annual O&M | # of Students Impacted | Increase in heat days from 1970–2025 (Total heat days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boston School DistrictMA | 172,542,000 | 5,218,000 | 35,100 | 10 (33) |
| 2 | Springfield School DistrictMA | 112,600,000 | 2,597,000 | 24,170 | 12 (41) |
| 3 | Lawrence School DistrictMA | 65,876,000 | 1,684,000 | 13,660 | 12 (34) |
| 4 | Lowell School DistrictMA | 68,872,000 | 1,677,000 | 14,530 | 13 (37) |
| 5 | Newton School DistrictMA | 61,208,000 | 1,543,000 | 12,880 | 11 (35) |
| 6 | Brookline School DistrictMA | 39,718,000 | 1,423,000 | 7,860 | 10 (34) |
| 7 | Methuen School DistrictMA | 35,018,000 | 1,139,000 | 6,930 | 12 (34) |
| 8 | Haverhill School DistrictMA | 38,736,000 | 1,010,000 | 8,050 | 9 (34) |
| 9 | Framingham School DistrictMA | 41,349,000 | 965,000 | 8,820 | 12 (38) |
| 10 | Chicopee School DistrictMA | 34,722,000 | 858,000 | 7,300 | 13 (41) |
| 11 | Somerville School DistrictMA | 24,459,000 | 835,000 | 4,850 | 11 (32) |
| 12 | Lexington School DistrictMA | 34,572,000 | 827,000 | 7,260 | 12 (34) |
| 13 | Cambridge School DistrictMA | 29,964,000 | 769,000 | 6,310 | 11 (34) |
| 14 | Taunton School DistrictMA | 28,482,000 | 765,000 | 5,710 | 12 (32) |
| 15 | Holyoke School DistrictMA | 25,595,000 | 725,000 | 5,240 | 14 (38) |
| 16 | Natick School DistrictMA | 26,498,000 | 687,000 | 5,540 | 11 (36) |
| 17 | Andover School DistrictMA | 28,292,000 | 667,000 | 5,960 | 12 (32) |
| 18 | Needham School DistrictMA | 26,961,000 | 655,000 | 5,720 | 11 (34) |
| 19 | Arlington School DistrictMA | 27,555,000 | 622,000 | 5,940 | 12 (34) |
| 20 | Waltham School DistrictMA | 28,309,000 | 618,000 | 6,100 | 12 (34) |
| 21 | Agawam School DistrictMA | 21,015,000 | 605,000 | 4,340 | 13 (41) |
| 22 | Acton-Boxborough Regional School DistrictMA | 26,385,000 | 599,000 | 5,570 | 12 (36) |
| 23 | Franklin School DistrictMA | 24,996,000 | 593,000 | 5,200 | 11 (35) |
| 24 | Wellesley School DistrictMA | 23,615,000 | 591,000 | 4,960 | 12 (35) |
| 25 | Chelmsford School DistrictMA | 23,816,000 | 583,000 | 4,960 | 12 (37) |
| 26 | Westfield School DistrictMA | 22,972,000 | 573,000 | 4,800 | 14 (38) |
| 27 | Westford School DistrictMA | 24,393,000 | 571,000 | 5,070 | 12 (36) |
| 28 | Malden School DistrictMA | 16,328,000 | 568,000 | 3,070 | 10 (31) |
| 29 | Belmont School DistrictMA | 21,987,000 | 560,000 | 4,630 | 12 (34) |
| 30 | Fitchburg School DistrictMA | 22,902,000 | 556,000 | 4,720 | 9 (32) |
| 31 | North Andover School DistrictMA | 19,655,000 | 550,000 | 3,910 | 11 (33) |
| 32 | Attleboro School DistrictMA | 19,236,000 | 543,000 | 3,850 | 11 (32) |
| 33 | West Springfield School DistrictMA | 19,857,000 | 517,000 | 4,110 | 12 (41) |
| 34 | Billerica School DistrictMA | 22,393,000 | 508,000 | 4,760 | 12 (35) |
| 35 | Winchester School DistrictMA | 21,863,000 | 499,000 | 4,640 | 10 (32) |
| 36 | Marlborough School DistrictMA | 19,379,000 | 495,000 | 4,020 | 11 (33) |
| 37 | Medford School DistrictMA | 19,961,000 | 487,000 | 4,220 | 11 (33) |
| 38 | Woburn School DistrictMA | 19,971,000 | 461,000 | 4,220 | 10 (32) |
| 39 | North Attleborough School DistrictMA | 19,699,000 | 460,000 | 4,160 | 12 (33) |
| 40 | Milford School DistrictMA | 20,277,000 | 458,000 | 4,280 | 12 (34) |
| 41 | Mansfield School DistrictMA | 18,211,000 | 441,000 | 3,780 | 12 (33) |
| 42 | Leominster School DistrictMA | 19,829,000 | 430,000 | 4,180 | 9 (32) |
| 43 | Milton School DistrictMA | 14,548,000 | 413,000 | 3,010 | 10 (34) |
| 44 | Hopkinton School DistrictMA | 17,582,000 | 404,000 | 3,690 | 11 (33) |
| 45 | Walpole School DistrictMA | 16,397,000 | 404,000 | 3,410 | 12 (32) |
| 46 | Easton School DistrictMA | 17,246,000 | 401,000 | 3,630 | 12 (32) |
| 47 | Burlington School DistrictMA | 18,859,000 | 396,000 | 4,070 | 11 (34) |
| 48 | Hampden-Wilbraham School DistrictMA | 14,846,000 | 394,000 | 3,060 | 12 (37) |
| 49 | Tewksbury School DistrictMA | 16,107,000 | 388,000 | 3,400 | 12 (34) |
| 50 | Canton School DistrictMA | 15,514,000 | 379,000 | 3,270 | 12 (33) |
| 51 | Wilmington School DistrictMA | 15,356,000 | 373,000 | 3,200 | 11 (33) |
| 52 | Dracut School DistrictMA | 16,677,000 | 366,000 | 3,580 | 13 (38) |
| 53 | Dedham School DistrictMA | 13,028,000 | 358,000 | 2,690 | 11 (33) |
| 54 | Longmeadow School DistrictMA | 13,706,000 | 350,000 | 2,870 | 12 (39) |
| 55 | King Philip School DistrictMA | 10,690,000 | 342,000 | 2,020 | 11 (33) |
| 56 | Ashland School DistrictMA | 13,515,000 | 324,000 | 2,850 | 11 (36) |
| 57 | Wayland School DistrictMA | 12,800,000 | 314,000 | 2,700 | 12 (36) |
| 58 | Nashoba School DistrictMA | 14,377,000 | 314,000 | 3,060 | 11 (33) |
| 59 | East Longmeadow School DistrictMA | 12,460,000 | 313,000 | 2,620 | 12 (39) |
| 60 | Masconomet School DistrictMA | 9,427,000 | 312,000 | 1,790 | 11 (32) |
| 61 | Holliston School DistrictMA | 13,585,000 | 311,000 | 2,890 | 11 (35) |
| 62 | Ludlow School DistrictMA | 12,401,000 | 306,000 | 2,590 | 13 (39) |
| 63 | Bedford School DistrictMA | 12,609,000 | 295,000 | 2,660 | 13 (36) |
| 64 | Belchertown School DistrictMA | 11,248,000 | 293,000 | 2,270 | 14 (34) |
| 65 | Brockton School DistrictMA | 10,556,000 | 289,000 | 2,260 | 12 (32) |
| 66 | Northampton School DistrictMA | 12,478,000 | 283,000 | 2,630 | 14 (36) |
| 67 | Bellingham School DistrictMA | 10,730,000 | 281,000 | 2,190 | 12 (35) |
| 68 | Lincoln-Sudbury School DistrictMA | 8,423,000 | 281,000 | 1,530 | 17 (43) |
| 69 | Watertown School DistrictMA | 12,102,000 | 279,000 | 2,610 | 11 (35) |
| 70 | Groton-Dunstable School DistrictMA | 11,593,000 | 274,000 | 2,400 | 12 (34) |
| 71 | Medfield School DistrictMA | 10,732,000 | 270,000 | 2,220 | 12 (32) |
| 72 | Mendon-Upton School DistrictMA | 11,006,000 | 268,000 | 2,300 | 11 (33) |
| 73 | Medway School DistrictMA | 10,671,000 | 265,000 | 2,220 | 12 (37) |
| 74 | Norton School DistrictMA | 11,498,000 | 262,000 | 2,440 | 12 (33) |
| 75 | Newburyport School DistrictMA | 10,676,000 | 254,000 | 2,230 | 10 (33) |
| 76 | Weston School DistrictMA | 10,034,000 | 252,000 | 2,100 | 12 (36) |
| 77 | Westborough School DistrictMA | 11,603,000 | 252,000 | 2,420 | 12 (32) |
| 78 | Pentucket School DistrictMA | 11,387,000 | 245,000 | 2,440 | 9 (34) |
| 79 | Amesbury School DistrictMA | 9,831,000 | 236,000 | 2,060 | 10 (33) |
| 80 | Concord-Carlisle School DistrictMA | 7,023,000 | 229,000 | 1,270 | 16 (40) |
| 81 | North Middlesex School DistrictMA | 9,353,000 | 227,000 | 1,890 | 12 (31) |
| 82 | South Hadley School DistrictMA | 9,101,000 | 226,000 | 1,910 | 14 (40) |
| 83 | Seekonk School DistrictMA | 7,801,000 | 225,000 | 1,590 | 11 (32) |
| 84 | East Bridgewater School DistrictMA | 10,702,000 | 225,000 | 2,250 | 13 (33) |
| 85 | Amherst-Pelham School DistrictMA | 7,120,000 | 224,000 | 1,340 | 14 (38) |
| 86 | Sudbury School DistrictMA | 11,661,000 | 223,000 | 2,650 | 13 (39) |
| 87 | Dover-Sherborn School DistrictMA | 6,259,000 | 209,000 | 1,200 | 12 (34) |
| 88 | West Bridgewater School DistrictMA | 6,910,000 | 198,000 | 1,350 | 13 (33) |
| 89 | Greenfield School DistrictMA | 8,285,000 | 191,000 | 1,730 | 16 (38) |
| 90 | Triton School DistrictMA | 5,620,000 | 186,000 | 1,060 | 11 (32) |
| 91 | Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School DistrictMA | 9,120,000 | 180,000 | 1,970 | 14 (38) |
| 92 | Foxborough School DistrictMA | 8,193,000 | 176,000 | 1,710 | 11 (33) |
| 93 | Blackstone-Millville School DistrictMA | 7,933,000 | 174,000 | 1,700 | 12 (34) |
| 94 | Everett School DistrictMA | 4,918,000 | 174,000 | 980 | 10 (30) |
| 95 | Concord School DistrictMA | 9,217,000 | 173,000 | 2,100 | 13 (38) |
| 96 | Easthampton School DistrictMA | 7,344,000 | 170,000 | 1,550 | 14 (38) |
| 97 | Maynard School DistrictMA | 6,454,000 | 167,000 | 1,350 | 13 (38) |
| 98 | Littleton School DistrictMA | 7,721,000 | 166,000 | 1,650 | 13 (35) |
| 99 | Ayer-Shirley School DistrictMA | 7,920,000 | 163,000 | 1,710 | 11 (34) |
| 100 | Lunenburg School DistrictMA | 7,704,000 | 160,000 | 1,640 | 10 (33) |
Many of Boston’s public schools were built before World War II and suffer from aging or lacking infrastructure. Others built in the 1970s are in desperate need of retrofitting and repairs.
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