Bristol Reporter

There were 12,522 students enrolled in New Bedford Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.1% more 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.

New Bedford Public Schools registered the eighth-largest enrollment in the state.

New Bedford Public Schools roughly covers schools within Bristol County, and has a main office in New Bedford.

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.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-2022	Total Enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
Abraham Lincoln	648	641	-1.1%
Alfred J Gomes	502	496	-1.2%
Betsey B Winslow	232	231	-0.4%
Carlos Pacheco	303	328	8.3%
Casimir Pulaski	539	544	0.9%
Charles S Ashley	275	278	1.1%
Elizabeth Carter Brooks	291	275	-5.5%
Ellen R Hathaway	273	236	-13.6%
Elwyn G Campbell	268	284	6%
Hayden/McFadden	663	682	2.9%
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School	373	403	8%
James B Congdon	270	326	20.7%
Jireh Swift	208	226	8.7%
John Avery Parker	226	257	13.7%
John B Devalles	310	304	-1.9%
Keith Middle School	938	870	-7.2%
New Bedford High	2,890	2,898	0.3%
Normandin Middle School	1,112	1,051	-5.5%
Renaissance Community Innovation School	160	131	-18.1%
Roosevelt Middle School	796	778	-2.3%
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy	607	611	0.7%
Thomas R Rodman	216	210	-2.8%
Trinity Day Academy	85	83	-2.4%
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School	67	135	101.5%
William H Taylor	252	244	-3.2%