Bean Town Times

There were 75,476 students enrolled in Suffolk County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.6% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The county’s data showed that ninth grade had the biggest classes with 6,268 students, while pre-kindergarten had the least number of students that year with just 3,769 students.

Countywide, Boston Public Schools welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Suffolk County.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2020. 35% of students were considered people of color.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only nine percent of teachers are people of color.

District	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change from Previous Year
Boston Public Schools	46,169	46,001	-0.4%
Revere Public Schools	7,141	7,298	2.2%
Chelsea Public Schools	6,074	6,153	1.3%
Brooke Charter School District	2,145	2,223	3.6%
Winthrop Public Schools	1,883	1,941	3.1%
Excel Academy Charter District	1,365	1,363	-0.1%
Roxbury Preparatory Charter District	1,521	1,295	-14.9%
Match Charter Public School District	1,225	1,186	-3.2%
Boston Renaissance Charter Public District	939	922	-1.8%
Neighborhood House Charter District	764	766	0.3%
Boston Collegiate Charter District	702	698	-0.6%
Boston Preparatory Charter Public District	696	695	-0.1%
UP Academy Charter School of Dorchester District	653	615	-5.8%
KIPP Academy Boston Charter School District	600	577	-3.8%
Boston Green Academy Horace Mann Charter School District	486	476	-2.1%
Academy Of the Pacific Rim Charter Public District	510	467	-8.4%
Conservatory Lab Charter District	447	454	1.6%
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers: A Horace Mann Charter Public School District	395	364	-7.8%
Codman Academy Charter Public District	343	336	-2%
Bridge Boston Charter School District	336	334	-0.6%
Boston Day and Evening Academy Charter District	348	321	-7.8%
Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School District	286	278	-2.8%
UP Academy Charter School of Boston District	317	213	-32.8%
Phoenix Academy Charter Public High School, Chelsea District	185	203	9.7%
City on a Hill Charter Public School District	229	183	-20.1%
Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy Charter Public District	138	114	-17.4%