Merrimack Valley News

Quincy Public Schools had the highest enrollment among Norfolk County districts, welcoming 9,404 students during the 2021-22 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2021-22 school year, 52.5% of them were boys, and 47.5% were girls.

The most represented ethnicity among Quincy Public Schools students was Asian, accounting for 39.8% of the student population.

Among the 37 districts in Norfolk County, Public Schools of Brookline ranked second in enrollment numbers with 6,928 students, while Weymouth Public Schools welcomed 5,560 students and ranked third in the 2021-22 school year.

Quincy Public Schools roughly covers schools within Norfolk County with its main office in Quincy.

In the previous school year, Quincy Public Schools also had the highest number of students among Norfolk County districts.

Massachusetts spends more money on K-12 education per pupil than most other states, ranking fifth in the nation, according to a 2023 report. The state allocates $22,913 per pupil, totaling $21.1 billion annually.

Taxpayers provide a significant portion of their income towards education, with state funding accounting for $9,210 per pupil and local funding providing $11,830 per pupil. The federal government contributes a relatively small amount.

District	City (main office)	Total Enrollment
Quincy Public Schools	Quincy	9,404
Public Schools of Brookline	Brookline	6,928
Weymouth Public Schools	Weymouth	5,560
Needham Public Schools	Needham	5,515
Braintree Public Schools	Braintree	5,369
Franklin Public Schools	Franklin	4,764
Milton Public Schools	Milton	4,352
Wellesley Public Schools	Wellesley	4,290
Walpole Public Schools	Walpole	3,667
Sharon Public Schools	Sharon	3,537
Stoughton Public Schools	Stoughton	3,477
Norwood Public Schools	Norwood	3,444
Canton Public Schools	Canton	3,228
Westwood Public Schools	Westwood	2,894
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District	East Walpole	2,686
Randolph Public School District	Randolph	2,571
Dedham Public Schools	Dedham	2,567
Medfield Public Schools	Medfield	2,530
Foxborough Public Schools	Foxborough	2,459
Medway Public Schools	Medway	2,108
Bellingham Public Schools	Bellingham	1,980
King Philip Regional School District	Norfolk	1,874
Foxborough Regional Charter District	Foxborough	1,689
Cohasset Public Schools	Cohasset	1,422
Holbrook Public Schools	Holbrook	1,286
Millis Public Schools	Millis	1,175
Dover Sherborn Public Schools	Dover	1,160
Norfolk Public Schools	Norfolk	1,031
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School District	Franklin	939
Wrentham Public Schools	Wrentham	921
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School District	Canton	917
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public District	Franklin	818
Avon Public Schools	Avon	715
Plainville Public Schools	Plainville	656
Norfolk County Agricultural School District	Walpole	588
Dover Public Schools	Dover	489
Sherborn School District	Dover	403