Norfolk County Agricultural

Norfolk County Agricultural is a public high school in Walpole, Massachusetts. A total of 597 students attend the school, which covers grades 9 through 12. Against the 777-student average for high schools in Massachusetts, enrollment here is 23% lower.

The school serves as its own district in federal records.

White students are the large majority at Norfolk County Agricultural, with 83% of enrollment. Next come 7% Hispanic and 4% multiracial. That compares with about 70% White among all Norfolk County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at Norfolk County Agricultural belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.

Dividing enrollment by its 60.8 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 9.8:1. Among high schools in Massachusetts, the typical ratio is 23.4:1.

Measured against Massachusetts public high schools, Norfolk County Agricultural receives a B-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.

County data help place the school in context: in Norfolk County, median household income is about $130,739, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 59%, and roughly 4% of residents are in poverty. Norfolk County Agricultural is among the 198 public schools in Norfolk County.

Fisher is the public school closest to Norfolk County Agricultural, about 0.3 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools.

The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as Suburb: Large, meaning it is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.

Compared with 2020-21, when it had 588 students, enrollment in 2024-25 was about the same at 597.

Discussion on this page can cover sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.