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Wednesday, March 26, 2025

Plymouth 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 7,119 students enrolled in Plymouth Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.1% 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, 52.6% identified as male, 47.3% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Plymouth Public Schools registered the 17th-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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 Plymouth Public Schools Over 4 Years
01,4002,8004,2005,6007,0002022-232021-222020-212019-207,1197,1197,1967,1967,0857,0857,3337,333

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Cold Spring219212-3.2%
Federal Furnace School3734068.8%
Hedge2042092.5%
Indian Brook5625742.1%
Manomet Elementary251249-0.8%
Nathaniel Morton Elementary5045121.6%
Plymouth Commun Intermediate898878-2.2%
Plymouth Early Childhood Center1891911.1%
Plymouth North High1,3101,301-0.7%
Plymouth South High1,0491,028-2%
Plymouth South Middle663620-6.5%
South Elementary645619-4%
West Elementary329320-2.7%

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