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Fall River Public Schools reports increase 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 10,447 students enrolled in Fall River Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.7% 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, 51.5% identified as male and 48.4% identified themselves as female.

Fall River Public Schools registered the 10th-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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 Fall River Public Schools Over 4 Years
02,0004,0006,0008,00010,0002022-232021-222020-212019-2010,44710,44710,26810,2689,9989,99810,22910,229

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
B M C Durfee High2,3472,4604.8%
Carlton M. Viveiros Elementary School714696-2.5%
Early Learning Center--56--
Henry Lord Community School7758155.2%
James Tansey281276-1.8%
John J Doran4955092.8%
Letourneau Elementary School607597-1.6%
Mary Fonseca Elementary School666636-4.5%
Matthew J Kuss Middle707682-3.5%
Morton Middle694690-0.6%
North End Elementary700687-1.9%
Resiliency Preparatory Academy10919780.7%
Samuel Watson2412420.4%
Spencer Borden581576-0.9%
Stone PK-12 School68748.8%
Talbot Innovation School620533-14%
William S Greene6637218.7%

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