Norfolk Reporter

There were 5,525 students enrolled in Needham Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% 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, 51% identified as male, 48.7% identified as female, and 0.3% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Needham Public Schools registered the 34th-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-2022	Total Enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
Broadmeadow	516	510	-1.2%
High Rock School	450	446	-0.9%
John Eliot	431	426	-1.2%
Needham High	1,669	1,645	-1.4%
Newman Elementary	665	699	5.1%
Pollard Middle	828	818	-1.2%
Sunita L. Williams Elementary	506	529	4.5%
William Mitchell	450	452	0.4%