Total enrollment
6,956
-129 (-2%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Plymouth
Massachusetts · 6,956 students · 1 city
Plymouth's public-school footprint covers 13 schools with combined enrollment of about 6,956 students, averaging 535 per school.
4-year change in Plymouth
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Plymouth ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,956 | #19 of 231 | #1,359 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #19 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.2:1 | #69 of 231 | #1,245 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #152 of 206 | #4,528 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Plymouth
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 7,503 to 6,956 students (down 7%) and from 634 to 623 full-time teachers (down 2%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plymouth North High | Plymouth | High | 09-12 | 1,169 |
| Plymouth South High | Plymouth | High | 09-12 | 1,001 |
| Plymouth Commun Intermediate | Plymouth | Middle | 06-08 | 920 |
| South Elementary | Plymouth | Elementary | KG-05 | 614 |
| Plymouth South Middle | Plymouth | Middle | 06-08 | 601 |
| Indian Brook | Plymouth | Elementary | KG-05 | 520 |
| Nathaniel Morton Elementary | Plymouth | Elementary | KG-05 | 511 |
| Federal Furnace School | Plymouth | Elementary | KG-05 | 359 |
| West Elementary | Plymouth | Elementary | KG-05 | 349 |
| Manomet Elementary | Plymouth | Elementary | KG-05 | 263 |
| Plymouth Early Childhood Center | Plymouth | Elementary | PK-PK | 225 |
| Cold Spring | Plymouth | Elementary | KG-05 | 214 |
| Hedge | Plymouth | Elementary | KG-05 | 210 |
About Plymouth
Plymouth is a low-population Massachusetts school district running 13 schools with combined enrollment near 6,956.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Plymouth consists of 9 elementary, 2 middle, and 2 high schools.
Looking at the last 4 years. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment stayed largely flat: 7,085 students in SY 2020-21 versus 6,956 in SY 2024-25.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Plymouth discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Discussions cut across districts, schools, and grade levels.