Merrimack Valley News

There were 2,786 students enrolled in Wilmington Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.5% 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, 51.7% identified as male, 48.2% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Wilmington Public Schools registered the 96th-largest enrollment in the state.

Wilmington Public Schools roughly covers schools within Middlesex County, and has a main office in Wilmington.

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
Boutwell	128	143	11.7%
North Intermediate	250	252	0.8%
Shawsheen Elementary	328	387	18%
West Intermediate	213	292	37.1%
Wilmington High	695	656	-5.6%
Wilmington Middle School	683	631	-7.6%
Woburn Street	346	425	22.8%