Mary E. Baker School enrollment drops 11.7% for 2025-26

In the 2025-26 school year, Mary E. Baker School reported an enrollment of 679 students, as stated by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

This marks an 11.7% decline compared with the prior year, when 769 students attended the school.

During the 2025-26 school year, enrollment consisted of 53% girls and 47% boys.

Additionally, data showed that Black students made up the majority, accounting for 54.2% of the total at Mary E. Baker School.

The school, part of the Brockton Public Schools District, is located in Brockton, where the district central office is also based.

Statewide, Massachusetts had 900,487 students enrolled for the 2025-26 school year.

Massachusetts is ranked sixth in the nation for per-pupil spending and allocates nearly $25,000 for each student, according to a 2026 report by the Education Data Initiative.

A 2026 WalletHub analysis listed Massachusetts as having the nation’s strongest education system, evaluating criteria such as student achievement, funding, class sizes, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

Information in this article was obtained from the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. The source data can be found here.