page_title: Raynham, Massachusetts
section_title: Education
hierarchical_section_title: Raynham, Massachusetts / Education
caption_attribution_description: Raynham Public Library, located at 760 South Main Street, Raynham, Massachusetts 02767. Southeast (front) and northeast sides of building shown.
context_page_description: Raynham is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, United States, located approximately 32 miles south of Boston and 22 miles northeast of Providence, Rhode Island. The population was 13,383 at the 2010 census. It has one village, Raynham Center.
context_section_description: Raynham belongs to the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District.  There are three schools in Raynham: L.B. Merrill Elementary School, housing Pre-Kindergarten through 1st Grade, LaLiberte Elementary School, housing 2nd through 4th grades, and Raynham Middle School, housing 5th through 8th grades. Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School, located in Bridgewater, houses 9th through 12th grades.  The high school athletics teams are nicknamed the Trojans, and the primary colors are red and white, with blue trim.  The BR School District Chairman is Ronald Pacy and the school committee consists of eight members.  High school students may also attend Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical School, located in Taunton, or Bristol County Agricultural High School in Dighton.  Students may also select to attend private and parochial schools in the neighboring towns, including Coyle and Cassidy High School in Taunton, Massachusetts.
  In recent years, discussions have taken place regarding the possibility of the withdrawal of Raynham's three pre-kindergarten-eighth grade schools from the Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District. The town cites an unfair funding formula, as well as Bridgewater's inability to fully fund the district, as its reasons for the proposal. However, on November 17, 2010, the proposal was unanimously defeated by voters at a special town meeting, thereby maintaining the current regional system.
caption: Raynham Public Library, with World War II, Civil War and World War I memorials on lawn
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