Total enrollment
8,311
+576 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
13 schools in Taunton
Massachusetts · 8,311 students · 2 cities
Inside Taunton (Massachusetts), 13 public K-12 schools enroll roughly 8,311 students (around 639 per school).
4-year change in Taunton
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Taunton ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In Massachusetts | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,311 | #13 of 231 | #1,131 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #20 of 231 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #226 of 231 | #5,419 of 9,044 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.0% | #28 of 206 | #1,135 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 Taunton
Since 2017-18, the 12 district schools that reported both years went from 7,822 to 8,253 students (up 6%) and from 508 to 552 full-time teachers (up 9%), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taunton High | Taunton | High | 08-12 | 2,877 |
| James L. Mulcahey Elementary School | Taunton | Elementary | PK-04 | 898 |
| Benjamin Friedman Middle | Taunton | Middle | 05-07 | 701 |
| Joseph H Martin | East Taunton | Middle | 05-07 | 647 |
| Elizabeth Pole | Taunton | Elementary | PK-04 | 635 |
| East Taunton Elementary | East Taunton | Elementary | PK-04 | 564 |
| John F Parker Middle | Taunton | Middle | 05-07 | 517 |
| Joseph C Chamberlain | Taunton | Elementary | PK-04 | 496 |
| Edmund Hatch Bennett | Taunton | Elementary | KG-04 | 313 |
| H H Galligan | Taunton | Elementary | KG-04 | 286 |
| Edward F. Leddy Preschool | Taunton | Elementary | PK-PK | 245 |
| Taunton Alternative High School | Taunton | High | 11-12 | 74 |
| Taunton Public Virtual Academy (TPVA) | Taunton | High | 08-12 | 58 |
About Taunton
As a rural-scale district in Massachusetts, Taunton instructs 8,311 students across 13 schools.
For a sense of the school types, Taunton spans 7 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 639 in this district, above the Massachusetts typical of 501.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,311 students, grew 7% from the 7,735 reported in SY 2020-21. The school count climbed from 12 to 13 across the same 4-year window.
On this page, the community for Taunton discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.