Springfield City Wire

There were 4,836 students enrolled in Westfield Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% more than the year before, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.9% identified as male, 48% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Westfield Public Schools registered the 44th-largest enrollment in the state.

Westfield Public Schools roughly covers schools within Hampden County, and has a main office in Westfield.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, making up 53% of the student population in the state. Hispanic students come in second, representing over 25% of Massachusetts' student body.

However, across the state, Hispanic and Native American students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Under representation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

School name	Total Enrollment in 2021-2022	Total Enrollment in 2022-2023	% Change
Abner Gibbs	171	153	-10.5%
Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center	79	133	68.4%
Franklin Ave	176	166	-5.7%
Highland	324	370	14.2%
Munger Hill	330	340	3%
Paper Mill	315	341	8.3%
Southampton Road	292	325	11.3%
Westfield High	1,100	1,027	-6.6%
Westfield Intermediate School	669	668	-0.1%
Westfield Middle School	678	691	1.9%
Westfield Technical Academy	541	543	0.4%
Westfield Virtual School	99	79	-20.2%