Bristol Reporter

There were 7,905 students enrolled in Taunton Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.9% 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, 51.3% identified as male, 48.6% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Taunton Public Schools registered the 13th-largest enrollment in the state.

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

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
Benjamin Friedman Middle	739	730	-1.2%
East Taunton Elementary	513	533	3.9%
Edmund Hatch Bennett	299	285	-4.7%
Edward F. Leddy Preschool	217	252	16.1%
Elizabeth Pole	562	577	2.7%
H H Galligan	259	259	0%
James L. Mulcahey Elementary School	817	851	4.2%
John F Parker Middle	459	494	7.6%
Joseph C Chamberlain	440	453	3%
Joseph H Martin	660	642	-2.7%
Taunton Alternative High School	72	69	-4.2%
Taunton High	2,720	2,760	1.5%