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Methuen Public School District reports increase in student enrollment 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 6,440 students enrolled in Methuen Public School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, fewer 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, 52.9% identified as male and 47% identified themselves as female.

Methuen Public School District registered the 23rd-largest enrollment in the state.

Methuen Public School District roughly covers schools within Essex County, and has a main office in Methuen.

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 Methuen Public School District Over 4 Years
01,2002,4003,6004,8006,0002022-232021-222020-212019-206,4406,4406,4396,4396,4506,4506,8516,851

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Comprehensive Grammar School9489550.7%
Donald P Timony Grammar1,2561,2630.6%
Marsh Grammar School1,0761,052-2.2%
Methuen High1,8911,9161.3%
Tenney Grammar School1,2681,254-1.1%