There were 10,941 African American students enrolled in Plymouth County schools in the 2023-24 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.
Data showed that Plymouth County welcomed a total of 73,648 students during the 2023-24 school year. Among them, African American pupils comprised 14.9% of the total, making this group the second most represented ethnicity in the county.
Among the 132 schools in Plymouth County, Brockton High School recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2023-24 school year, with a total of 2,201 students.
Massachusetts spends more money on K-12 education per pupil than most other states, ranking fifth in the nation, according to a 2025 report. The state allocates over $24,000 per pupil, totaling $22.5 billion annually.
According to a 2025 analysis from WalletHub, Massachussetts education system was considered the best in the nation, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications
Ethnicities in Plymouth County in 2023-24 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Plymouth County Schools During 2023-24 School Year
| School name | African American Students Enrolment | Total Enrollment in 2023-24 | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abington Early Education Program | 3 | 78 | 3.8% |
| Abington High School | 34 | 561 | 6.1% |
| Abington Middle School | 40 | 636 | 6.3% |
| Alden School | 6 | 621 | 1% |
| Apponequet Regional High School | 13 | 683 | 1.9% |
| Ashfield Middle School | 302 | 517 | 58.4% |
| Assawompset Elementary School | 19 | 469 | 4.1% |
| Barrett Russell Early Childhood Center | 164 | 265 | 61.9% |
| Beaver Brook Elementary School | 27 | 506 | 5.3% |
| Bridgewater Middle School | 92 | 787 | 11.7% |
| Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School | 201 | 1,408 | 14.3% |
| Brockton High School | 2,201 | 3,586 | 61.4% |
| Brockton Virtual Learning Academy | 82 | 159 | 51.6% |
| Brookfield School | 235 | 451 | 52.1% |
| Bryantville Elementary School | 2 | 441 | 0.5% |
| Carver Elementary School | 13 | 775 | 1.7% |
| Carver Middle/High School | 17 | 713 | 2.4% |
| Cedar Elementary School | 7 | 490 | 1.4% |
| Center Elementary | 11 | 628 | 1.8% |
| Center School | 2 | 230 | 0.9% |
| Central School | 32 | 515 | 6.2% |
| Chandler Elementary School | 3 | 649 | 0.5% |
| Cold Spring School | 9 | 220 | 4.1% |
| Cushing Elementary School | 1 | 367 | 0.3% |
| Daniel Webster School | 8 | 271 | 3% |
| Dennett Elementary School | 0 | 253 | 0% |
| Downey School | 355 | 599 | 59.3% |
| Dr. W. Arnone Community School | 467 | 763 | 61.2% |
| Duxbury High School | 4 | 862 | 0.5% |
| Duxbury Middle School | 4 | 623 | 0.6% |
| Eames Way School | 0 | 228 | 0% |
| East Bridgewater Junior/Senior High School | 63 | 877 | 7.2% |
| East Elementary School | 7 | 519 | 1.3% |
| East Middle School | 273 | 432 | 63.2% |
| Edgar B. Davis School | 604 | 944 | 64% |
| Edison Academy | 122 | 198 | 61.6% |
| Federal Furnace School | 18 | 383 | 4.7% |
| Freetown-Lakeville Middle School | 26 | 705 | 3.7% |
| Furnace Brook Middle School | 10 | 849 | 1.2% |
| Gates Middle School | 14 | 614 | 2.3% |
| George R. Austin Intermediate School | 8 | 464 | 1.7% |
| Gilmore Elementary School | 313 | 432 | 72.5% |
| Gordon W. Mitchell School | 43 | 616 | 7% |
| Gov Edward Winslow School | 1 | 353 | 0.3% |
| Grace Farrar Cole School | 5 | 541 | 0.9% |
| Halifax Elementary School | 8 | 549 | 1.5% |
| Hancock School | 342 | 666 | 51.4% |
| Hanover High School | 12 | 684 | 1.8% |
| Hanover Middle School | 3 | 800 | 0.4% |
| Hanson Middle School | 5 | 424 | 1.2% |
| Hatherly Elementary School | 7 | 250 | 2.8% |
| Hedge School | 11 | 218 | 5% |
| Henry B. Burkland Elementary School | 19 | 584 | 3.3% |
| Hingham High School | 24 | 1,100 | 2.2% |
| Hingham Middle School | 10 | 846 | 1.2% |
| Hobomock Elementary School | 1 | 396 | 0.3% |
| Howard School | 24 | 309 | 7.8% |
| Hull High School | 3 | 233 | 1.3% |
| Huntington Therapeutic Day School | 19 | 36 | 52.8% |
| Indian Brook School | 3 | 543 | 0.6% |
| Indian Head School | 14 | 498 | 2.8% |
| Jefferson Elementary School | 35 | 640 | 5.5% |
| Jenkins Elementary School | 11 | 335 | 3.3% |
| John F. Kennedy School | 279 | 503 | 55.5% |
| John H. Duval School | 26 | 435 | 6% |
| John T. Nichols Middle School | 29 | 709 | 4.1% |
| John W. Rogers Middle School | 43 | 697 | 6.2% |
| Kingston Elementary School | 22 | 648 | 3.4% |
| Kingston Intermediate School | 9 | 613 | 1.5% |
| Lillian M. Jacobs School | 10 | 416 | 2.4% |
| Louis F. Angelo Elementary School | 449 | 835 | 53.8% |
| Louise A. Conley School | 31 | 475 | 6.5% |
| Manomet Elementary School | 4 | 273 | 1.5% |
| Manthala George Junior School | 430 | 778 | 55.3% |
| Marshfield High School | 13 | 1,149 | 1.1% |
| Martinson Elementary School | 17 | 453 | 3.8% |
| Mary E. Baker School | 367 | 724 | 50.7% |
| Mary K. Goode Elementary School | 21 | 611 | 3.4% |
| Memorial Early Childhood Center | 17 | 267 | 6.4% |
| Memorial Middle School | 2 | 106 | 1.9% |
| Middleborough High School | 43 | 827 | 5.2% |
| Mitchell Elementary School | 99 | 945 | 10.5% |
| Nathaniel Morton Elementary School | 9 | 502 | 1.8% |
| North Middle School | 293 | 406 | 72.2% |
| North Pembroke Elementary School | 1 | 505 | 0.2% |
| Norwell High School | 1 | 596 | 0.2% |
| Norwell Middle School | 6 | 500 | 1.2% |
| Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School | 6 | 549 | 1.1% |
| Old Hammondtown School | 1 | 170 | 0.6% |
| Old Rochester Regional High School | 15 | 610 | 2.5% |
| Old Rochester Regional Junior High School | 9 | 431 | 2.1% |
| Oscar F. Raymond School | 629 | 811 | 77.6% |
| Pembroke Community Middle School | 2 | 360 | 0.6% |
| Pembroke High School | 4 | 715 | 0.6% |
| Plouffe Middle School | 249 | 629 | 39.6% |
| Plymouth Commun Intermediate School | 26 | 871 | 3% |
| Plymouth Early Childhood Center | 1 | 219 | 0.5% |
| Plymouth North High School | 34 | 1,247 | 2.7% |
| Plymouth River School | 13 | 358 | 3.6% |
| Plymouth South High School | 16 | 1,003 | 1.6% |
| Plymouth South Middle School | 4 | 605 | 0.7% |
| PROMISE College and Career Academy | 58 | 97 | 59.8% |
| R. Stewart Esten School | 14 | 226 | 6.2% |
| Rochester Memorial School | 2 | 494 | 0.4% |
| Rockland Senior High School | 36 | 577 | 6.2% |
| Rose L. Macdonald School | 29 | 326 | 8.9% |
| Scituate High School | 23 | 749 | 3.1% |
| Silver Lake Regional High School | 19 | 1,026 | 1.9% |
| Silver Lake Regional Middle School | 6 | 563 | 1.1% |
| Sippican School | 14 | 389 | 3.6% |
| South Elementary School | 8 | 628 | 1.3% |
| South Elementary School | 11 | 493 | 2.2% |
| South Middle School | 307 | 468 | 65.6% |
| South River School | 2 | 249 | 0.8% |
| South Shore Vocational Technical High School | 22 | 667 | 3.3% |
| Spring Street School | 9 | 148 | 6.1% |
| The Pre-School Academy at Whitman Hanson | 5 | 105 | 4.8% |
| Therapeutic Day School | 0 | 11 | 0% |
| Wampatuck Elementary School | 8 | 430 | 1.9% |
| Wareham Cooperative Alternative School | 2 | 30 | 6.7% |
| Wareham Elementary School | 55 | 933 | 5.9% |
| Wareham Middle School | 37 | 404 | 9.2% |
| Wareham Senior High School | 65 | 583 | 11.1% |
| West Bridgewater Junior/Senior School | 63 | 619 | 10.2% |
| West Elementary School | 9 | 343 | 2.6% |
| West Middle School | 275 | 492 | 55.9% |
| Whitman Hanson Regional School | 64 | 1,039 | 6.2% |
| Whitman Middle School | 33 | 507 | 6.5% |
| William G. Vinal School | 2 | 534 | 0.4% |
| Williams Intermediate School | 94 | 832 | 11.3% |
| Wm. L. Foster Elementary School | 3 | 391 | 0.8% |
| Woodsdale Elementary School | 24 | 352 | 6.8% |
