Seekonk School Enrollment Figures

Seekonk Schools Superintendent Rebecca Kidwell shared the district’s latest enrollment figures at the January 12 School Committee meeting. There are a total of 2005 students.

• There are 579 students at Aitken Elementary, including pre-kindergarten.
• There are 439 students at Martin Elementary.
• Hurley Middle School has 497 students.
• Seekonk High School has 490 students.

Last November, NESDEC (New England School Development Council) said Seekonk school enrollment was flat.

The report stated: “The NESDEC enrollment projection fell within 10 students of the K-12 total, 1,945 students projected vs. 1,955 enrolled. “Over the next three years, Grades K-5 enrollments are projected to decrease by 27 students, Grades 6-8 enrollments are projected to increase by 16 students, and Grades 9-12 enrollments are projected to increase by 30 students, as students move through the grades.”

NESDEC noted the total enrollment for the 2024-2025 school year was 1,975 students in grades K- 12. The enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year was projected to be 1,960. For the 2015-2016 school year, total enrollment was 1,952.

In the past, school officials expressed their concerns about declining high school enrollment.

As of June 2025, a total of 43 students left the school district between grades 8 and 9. 17 decided to attend Tri County Regional Vocational High School. That number was 26 in June 2024.

Other middle school students left the district to attend Bristol Aggie, independent schools, or religious schools.

“As far as the (elementary schools) difference in enrollment, we don't have one specific factor to which we'd attribute the numbers beyond the lack of construction on Greenbriar II, in combination with the construction that still proceeds in the North side,” Kidwell said Wednesday. “In anticipation of Greenbriar II and potential other developments, the boundary line between Martin and Aitken was moved south in 2021.  The School Committee is in the process of addressing the numbers with the flexible boundary policy that allows new students residing around the Route 44 corridor to be enrolled in whichever school has greater capacity at the time.”