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Weymouth Public Schools reports increase in student enrollment in 2022-23 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

There were 5,599 students enrolled in Weymouth Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% more than the year before, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 49.9% identified as male, 50% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Weymouth Public Schools registered the 32nd-largest enrollment in the state.

Weymouth Public Schools roughly covers schools within Norfolk County, and has a main office in Weymouth.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, making up 53% of the student population in the state. Hispanic students come in second, representing over 25% of Massachusetts' student body.

However, across the state, Hispanic and Native American students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Under representation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

Enrollment in Weymouth Public Schools Over 4 Years
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0002022-232021-222020-212019-205,5995,5995,5605,5605,5855,5855,7635,763

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Academy Avenue3203447.5%
Frederick C Murphy280279-0.4%
Johnson Early Childhood Center1711784.1%
Lawrence W Pingree2502583.2%
Maria Weston Chapman Middle School--1,195--
Ralph Talbot2492594%
Thomas V Nash20123215.4%
Thomas W. Hamilton Primary School3343504.8%
Wessagusset3363411.5%
Weymouth High School2,2641,807-20.2%
William Seach371356-4%

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