William G Vinal

Located at 102 Old Oaken Bucket Road, in Norwell, Massachusetts, William G Vinal is a mid-sized elementary-level community that instructs 556 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within Norwell. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 46% above typical.

William G Vinal is one of 4 schools operated by Norwell, a district that works with 2,194 students overall.

In terms of who attends, William G Vinal reports that 90% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder breaks down as 5% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 77% White, putting the school's mix meaningfully more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.1:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Plymouth County shows median household income runs about $114,201, roughly 42% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 5% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Plymouth County runs 141 public schools (combined enrollment of about 76,427 students), of which William G Vinal is one.

Nearest neighbor: Norwell Middle School, around 1.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

William G Vinal operates from an outlying location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 7%: 519 students in 2018 compared to 556 in 2025.

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