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1.4% fewer students enrolled in Wareham Public Schools 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 2,015 students enrolled in Wareham Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.4% 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, 51.3% identified as male, 48.6% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Wareham Public Schools registered the 143rd-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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 Wareham Public Schools Over 4 Years
04008001,2001,6002,0002022-232021-222020-212019-202,0152,0152,0432,0431,9881,9882,1332,133

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Wareham Cooperative Alternative School3833-13.2%
Wareham Elementary School319919188.1%
Wareham Middle462437-5.4%
Wareham Senior High6186261.3%

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