Norfolk Reporter

There were 2,007 students enrolled in Bellingham Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% 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, 50.3% identified as male and 49.6% identified themselves as female.

Bellingham Public Schools registered the 144th-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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
Bellingham Early Childhood Center	88	100	13.6%
Bellingham High School	744	747	0.4%
Bellingham Memorial School	598	587	-1.8%
Joseph F DiPietro Elementary School	294	300	2%
Keough Memorial Academy	21	28	33.3%
Stall Brook	235	245	4.3%