Norwood High

Norwood High operates as a mid-sized four-year high school in Norwood, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Norwood. Current enrollment sits at 966 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 24% bigger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.

Norwood High is one of 9 schools operated by Norwood, a district that serves 3,575 students overall.

On the student-mix side, Norwood High lists that White students make up the majority at 56%. Beyond that, the school records 23% Hispanic, 13% Black, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 70%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 84 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Norwood High tighter than the state norm the norm.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Norfolk County put median household income runs about $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 4%. Across Norfolk County's 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), Norwood High is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is George F. Willett, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Norwood High.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Norwood High has changed only slightly, going from 958 students in 2018 to 966 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share contracted from 70% to 56%. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

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