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Monday, February 24, 2025

Westwood Public Schools reports decrease in student enrollment 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 2,890 students enrolled in Westwood Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% 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, 52.4% identified as male, 47.6% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Westwood Public Schools registered the 91st-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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 Westwood Public Schools Over 4 Years
06001,2001,8002,4003,0002022-232021-222020-212019-202,8902,8902,8942,8942,9522,9523,0003,000

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Deerfield School1821967.7%
Downey3063080.7%
E W Thurston Middle662661-0.2%
Martha Jones272264-2.9%
Paul Hanlon18923021.7%
Westwood High952902-5.3%
Westwood Integrated Preschool4342-2.3%
William E Sheehan288287-0.3%

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