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Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Braintree Public Schools enrollment falls 1.2% in 2022-23 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

There were 5,305 students enrolled in Braintree Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.2% fewer 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, 51.1% identified as male, 48.7% identified as female, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Braintree Public Schools registered the 37th-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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 Braintree Public Schools Over 4 Years
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0002022-232021-222020-212019-205,3055,3055,3695,3695,4565,4565,7955,795

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Archie T Morrison3033050.7%
Braintree High1,7291,706-1.3%
Donald Ross1992063.5%
East Middle School1,021971-4.9%
Highlands4014092%
Hollis30233310.3%
Liberty3563714.2%
Mary E Flaherty School2722906.6%
Monatiquot Kindergarten Center254200-21.3%
South Middle School532514-3.4%

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