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Taunton High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Taunton High
Located at 50 Williams Street, in Taunton, Massachusetts, Taunton High is a substantial high school that hosts 2,877 students (grades 8 through 12), overseen by Taunton. By comparison, Massachusetts's public schools average about 777 students each, so Taunton High sits 270% bigger than that benchmark.
Within Taunton, which oversees 13 schools and 8,311 students, Taunton High is one campus in the system.
On demographics, Taunton High lists that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Black, 13% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. That is meaningfully less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 77%.
On the resource side, Taunton High reports 174 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Bristol County put median household earnings sit near $85,625, roughly 31% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. Taunton High is one of 142 public schools in Bristol County (combined enrollment of about 80,897 students).
Nearest neighbor: John F Parker Middle, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The school occupies a residential site.
Over the past 7-year window. Taunton High's enrollment has climbed 9% since 2018, when it stood at 2,638 (now 2,877). White enrollment moved from 65% to 52% across the same window.
Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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