Joseph C Chamberlain

As a middle-of-the-pack K-5 school in Taunton, Massachusetts, Joseph C Chamberlain educates 496 students from grades pre-K through 4, overseen by Taunton. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Taunton runs 13 schools in total, collectively educating 8,311 students. Joseph C Chamberlain is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Joseph C Chamberlain records that 63% of the student body identifies as White; the rest reads as 17% Black, 12% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. By comparison, Bristol County as a whole is about 77% White, so the school skews noticeably less White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

Zooming out to the county, Bristol County reports that median household earnings sit near $85,625, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 8% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bristol County's 142 public schools (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students), Joseph C Chamberlain is one campus in the mix.

Benjamin Friedman Middle is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Joseph C Chamberlain has shrank 4%, going from 517 students in 2018 to 496 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 80% to 63%.

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