Plymouth Reporter

There were 79,150 students enrolled in Plymouth County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The county’s data showed that ninth grade had the biggest classes with 6,308 students, while pre-kindergarten had the least number of students that year with just 2,269 students.

Countywide, Brockton Public Schools welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Plymouth County.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2020. 35% of students were considered people of color.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only nine percent of teachers are people of color.

District	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change from Previous Year
Brockton Public Schools	15,265	14,906	-2.4%
Plymouth Public Schools	7,196	7,119	-1.1%
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District	5,392	5,482	1.7%
Hingham Public Schools	3,864	3,797	-1.7%
Marshfield Public Schools	3,822	3,763	-1.5%
Whitman-Hanson Regional School District	3,556	3,539	-0.5%
Middleborough Public Schools	3,011	3,036	0.8%
Duxbury Public Schools	2,811	2,810	0%
Freetown Lakeville Regional School District	2,756	2,776	0.7%
Scituate Public Schools	2,772	2,759	-0.5%
Hanover Public Schools	2,596	2,579	-0.7%
Pembroke Public Schools	2,563	2,495	-2.7%
Rockland Public Schools	2,118	2,163	2.1%
Norwell Public Schools	2,186	2,153	-1.5%
Abington Public Schools	2,154	2,138	-0.7%
East Bridgewater Public Schools	2,107	2,063	-2.1%
Wareham Public Schools	2,043	2,015	-1.4%
Silver Lake Regional School District	1,691	1,574	-6.9%
Carver Public Schools	1,508	1,525	1.1%
West Bridgewater Public Schools	1,379	1,403	1.7%
Kingston Public Schools	1,047	1,213	15.9%
South Shore Charter Public District	1,050	1,054	0.4%
Old Rochester Regional School District	1,087	1,051	-3.3%
Hull Public Schools	805	775	-3.7%
New Heights Charter School of Brockton District	744	741	-0.4%
South Shore Regional Vocational Technical School District	655	653	-0.3%
Rising Tide Charter Public District	655	634	-3.2%
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School District	563	561	-0.4%
Halifax School District	564	561	-0.5%
Rochester School District	516	492	-4.7%
Old Rochester Regional School District	436	429	-1.6%
Marion School District	406	403	-0.7%
Map Academy Charter School District	223	251	12.6%
Plympton School District	241	237	-1.7%