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Wednesday, November 6, 2024

New Bedford Public Schools enrollment grows 0.1% 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 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.

Enrollment in New Bedford Public Schools Over 4 Years
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,0002022-232021-222020-212019-2012,52212,52212,50412,50412,56512,56512,88012,880

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Abraham Lincoln648641-1.1%
Alfred J Gomes502496-1.2%
Betsey B Winslow232231-0.4%
Carlos Pacheco3033288.3%
Casimir Pulaski5395440.9%
Charles S Ashley2752781.1%
Elizabeth Carter Brooks291275-5.5%
Ellen R Hathaway273236-13.6%
Elwyn G Campbell2682846%
Hayden/McFadden6636822.9%
Irwin M. Jacobs Elementary School3734038%
James B Congdon27032620.7%
Jireh Swift2082268.7%
John Avery Parker22625713.7%
John B Devalles310304-1.9%
Keith Middle School938870-7.2%
New Bedford High2,8902,8980.3%
Normandin Middle School1,1121,051-5.5%
Renaissance Community Innovation School160131-18.1%
Roosevelt Middle School796778-2.3%
Sgt Wm H Carney Academy6076110.7%
Thomas R Rodman216210-2.8%
Trinity Day Academy8583-2.4%
Whaling City Junior/Senior High School67135101.5%
William H Taylor252244-3.2%

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