Total enrollment
8,311
+215 (+3%) vs SY 2017-18
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 campus).
7-year change in Taunton
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
52%
was 66%
% Hispanic
14%
was 12%
% Black
26%
was 15%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
| 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 7-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 8,311 students, grew 3% from the 8,096 reported in SY 2017-18. The White share of public-school enrollment shrank from 66% to 52%.
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.