Cape Cod Ledger

Barnstable High School had the highest enrollment among Barnstable County schools, welcoming 1,763 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.3% of them were boys, and 49.3% were girls.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 55.3% of Barnstable High School's total enrollment.

Among the 49 schools in Barnstable County, Sandwich Middle High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 928 students, while Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School welcomed 888 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Barnstable High School is part of Barnstable Public Schools , which roughly covers schools within Barnstable County and has a main office in Hyannis.

In the previous school year, Barnstable High School also had the highest number of students among Barnstable County schools.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2024. Hispanic and Latino students come in second, making up 25.1% of the state's student body.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students suffered the highest high school dropout rates in 2022.

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

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Barnstable High School	Hyannis	1,763
Sandwich Middle High School	East Sandwich	928
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School	South Yarmouth	888
Sturgis Charter Public School	Hyannis	830
Nauset Regional High School	North Eastham	780
Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School	Bourne	769
Falmouth High School	Falmouth	766
Barnstable United Elementary School	Marston Mills	735
Monomoy Regional High School	Harwich	702
Oak Ridge School	East Sandwich	674
Cape Cod Region Vocational Technical School	Harwich	666
Mashpee Middle-High School	Mashpee	655
Barnstable Intermediate School	Hyannis	651
Forestdale School	Sandwich	540
Nauset Regional Middle School	Orleans	528
Morse Pond School	Falmouth	482
Harwich Elementary School	Harwich	477
Lawrence School	Falmouth	477
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School	South Yarmouth	476
Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate School	South Yarmouth	454
Monomoy Regional Middle School	Chatham	439
Bourne Middle School	Bourne	431
Station Avenue Elementary School	South Yarmouth	417
Bournedale Elementary School	Bournedale	402
West Villages Elementary School	Marstons Mills	401
Quashnet School	Mashpee	398
Kenneth Coombs School	Mashpee	390
Mullen-Hall School	Falmouth	380
Bourne Intermediate School	Bourne	370
Bourne High School	Bourne	351
Ezra H. Baker Innovation School	West Dennis	340
Hyannis West Elementary School	Hyannis	330
North Falmouth Elementary School	North Falmouth	315
Barnstable Community Innovation School	Hyannis	290
Marguerite E. Small Elementary School	West Yarmouth	282
East Falmouth Elementary School	East Falmouth	282
Teaticket School	East Falmouth	265
West Barnstable Elementary School	West Barnstable	264
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School	East Harwich	250
Centerville Elementary School	Centerville	247
Stony Brook Elementary School	Brewster	230
Eddy Elementary School	Brewster	201
Eastham Elementary School	Eastham	186
Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center	Hyannis	157
Chatham Elementary School	Chatham	151
Orleans Elementary School	Orleans	145
Provincetown Schools School	Provincetown	142
Truro Central School	Truro	99
Wellfleet Elementary School	Wellfleet	98