Massachusetts Early College Program Enrollment by Grade

Over 15,000 students participated in Massachusetts Early College programs since the 2020-21 school year, according to data from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The dataset tracks semesterly enrollment counts by grade level and affiliated higher education institution. It is updated after each semester's student information system certification.

Use Cases

• Analyze enrollment trends over time using the SY (school year) and PERIOD (Fall/Spring/Full-Year) columns.
• Compare participation rates across different grade levels using the G09_CNT, G10_CNT, G11_CNT, and G12_CNT columns.
• Identify the most common college partners for Early College students via the CEEB_CODE and CEEB_NAME fields.
• Assess district-level program adoption by aggregating student counts by DIST_CODE and DIST_NAME.
• Examine demographic subgroup participation through the STU_GRP column.

Strengths

• Data covers multiple academic years starting from 2020-21.
• Includes granular breakdowns by grade level, district, and college partner.
• Provides deduplicated full-year counts in addition to semesterly figures.

Limitations

• College name data is missing for Fall 2021 due to incomplete CEEB_CODE storage.
• Student counts are self-reported by districts, potentially missing students enrolled at multiple colleges.
• Unknown total row count limits assessment of dataset scale.

Provenance

Source

Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Collection Method

Collected via the Student Information Management System (SIMS) from school districts.

Time Range

School years from 2020-21 onward.

Freshness

Updated after each semester; last platform update was March 2026.

Geography

Massachusetts, United States.