Norfolk Reporter

There were 3,649 students enrolled in Walpole Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% 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, 50.1% identified as male, 49.8% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Walpole Public Schools registered the 68th-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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
Bird Middle	376	377	0.3%
Boyden	379	408	7.7%
Daniel Feeney Preschool Center	88	88	0%
Eleanor N Johnson Middle	426	417	-2.1%
Elm Street School	438	439	0.2%
Fisher	445	476	7%
Old Post Road	471	457	-3%
Walpole High	1,044	987	-5.5%