Total enrollment
14,279
-810 (-5%) vs SY 2017-18
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.
7-year change in Dorchester
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
30
-1 (-3%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
9%
was 11%
% Hispanic
38%
was 31%
% Black
40%
was 44%
% Asian
9%
was 10%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
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 7 years. Across the same 7-year window, public-school enrollment fell 5%: 15,089 students in SY 2017-18 versus 14,279 in SY 2024-25. The school count fell from 31 to 30 across the same 7-year window. The Hispanic share of public-school enrollment climbed from 31% to 38%.
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.