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There were 1,239 students enrolled in Winchendon Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.7% 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, 53.8% identified as male, 46.1% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Winchendon Public Schools registered the 212th-largest enrollment in the state.

Winchendon Public Schools roughly covers schools within Worcester County, and has a main office in Winchendon.

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
Memorial	291	319	9.6%
Murdock Academy for Success	26	22	-15.4%
Murdock High School	265	263	-0.8%
Murdock Middle School	255	269	5.5%
Toy Town Elementary	297	294	-1%
Winchendon PreSchool Program	72	72	0%