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Stoughton High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Stoughton High
Stoughton High operates as a reasonably sized secondary school in Stoughton, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Stoughton. Current enrollment sits at 1,118 students spanning grades 9 through 12. That puts it 44% bigger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.
Across the 8 schools in Stoughton (3,759 students total), Stoughton High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On the student-mix side, Stoughton High reports that the most-represented group is White (41%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 32% Black, 16% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 70% White, putting the school's mix visibly less White than the area baseline.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Stoughton High tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the area at large, the surrounding county (Norfolk County) shows that median household earnings sit near $130,739, 59% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 4%. Across Norfolk County's 198 public schools (combined enrollment of about 101,300 students), Stoughton High is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is O'Donnell Middle School, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Stoughton High.
The school occupies an outer-ring site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Stoughton High has changed only slightly, going from 1,099 students in 2018 to 1,118 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 61% to 41% across the same window.
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