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Duxbury Public Schools reports decrease in student enrollment in 2022-23 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

There were 2,810 students enrolled in Duxbury Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 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, 51.2% identified as male and 48.8% identified themselves as female.

Duxbury Public Schools registered the 94th-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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 Duxbury Public Schools Over 4 Years
04008001,2001,6002,0002,4002,8002022-232021-222020-212019-202,8102,8102,8112,8112,7902,7902,9722,972

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Alden School5936031.7%
Chandler Elementary6206576%
Duxbury High948927-2.2%
Duxbury Middle650623-4.2%

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