North Boston News

There were 1,779 students enrolled in Amesbury Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1% 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, 51.8% identified as male and 48.2% identified themselves as female.

Amesbury Public Schools registered the 154th-largest enrollment in the state.

Amesbury Public Schools roughly covers schools within Essex County, and has a main office in Amesbury.

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
Amesbury Elementary	317	328	3.5%
Amesbury High	463	453	-2.2%
Amesbury Innovation High School	47	45	-4.3%
Amesbury Middle	615	584	-5%
Charles C Cashman Elementary	355	369	3.9%