Enrollment is up by 47 students this year in Martha’s Vineyard Public Schools (MVPS), based on a census of students physically present in school buildings on October 1. That brings the total to 2,122 attending town elementary schools and Martha’s Vineyard Regional High School (MVRHS), compared to 2,075 in 2013.
At the All-Island School Committee’s meeting last week, school superintendent James Weiss said the slight increase tracks with enrollment projections provided as a membership service to MVPS by the New England School Development Council.
Elementary school enrollment increased by 43 students. Oak Bluffs School gained 18 students, West Tisbury School 16, Tisbury School 8, and Edgartown School 2. Chilmark School has one less student this year.
The regional high school gained four students. This year’s sophomore class is the largest, with 183 students, and the senior class the smallest, with 157 students. Boys continue to outnumber the girls. The total enrollment includes 354 boys and 332 girls, compared to 356 boys and 326 girls last year.
In comparing high school enrollments by town, Oak Bluffs shows the biggest increase since last year, with 11 more students. Aquinnah has 5 additional high school students and West Tisbury 1. Chilmark has 11 fewer high school students and Edgartown 2. Tisbury remains the same as last year.
The enrollment census is a state requirement, and the numbers are used in calculations for funding and to determine town assessments.