Total enrollment
14,279
+540 (+4%) vs SY 2020-21
30 schools in Dorchester
Massachusetts · Public K-12
30 public K-12 schools, 14,279 students, one city. That is the Dorchester entry on the numbers, with a mix of 18 elementary, 1 middle, and 8 high.
4-year change in Dorchester
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
+2 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Residents
·
all ages · ACS 5-yr
Students
14,279
public K-12 · NCES
Schools
30
public K-12
About Dorchester
Across Dorchester, Massachusetts, 30 public schools hosts about 14,279 students between them.
For a sense of the school types, the city is made up of 18 elementary, 1 middle, 8 high, and 3 other.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment rose 4%: 13,739 students in SY 2020-21 versus 14,279 in SY 2024-25. The school count climbed from 28 to 30 across the same 4-year window.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Dorchester discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.