West Massachusetts News

The majority of students in Berkshire County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of the 14,248 pupils attending Berkshire County schools, 74.7% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group, making up 11.2% of the Berkshire County student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Berkshire County schools, representing 76.1% of the student body.

Drury High School, Egremont School and Theodore Herberg Middle School had the most diverse student body in the county, which included African American, Asian, Hispanic, white, Native American, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and multiracial.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped by 0.4% compared to the previous year.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2020. 35% of students were considered people of color.

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

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

School name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abbott Memorial School	White	97.8%	92
Allendale School	White	51.6%	273
Becket Washington School	White	88%	100
Brayton School	White	79.4%	228
Charles McCann Vocational Technical School	White	95.5%	537
Clarksburg Elementary School	White	94.7%	189
Colegrove Park Elementary School	White	78.3%	235
Craneville School	White	84.8%	446
Crosby Educational Academy	White	47.1%	17
Crosby School	White	40%	270
Drury High School	White	80.9%	493
Eagle Education Academy	White	52.2%	23
Egremont School	White	55.5%	382
Emma L. Miller Elementary School	White	95%	40
Farmington River Elementary School	White	97.5%	120
Greylock School	White	81.3%	252
Hancock Elementary School	White	83.1%	59
Hoosac Valley Elementary School	White	87.2%	374
Hoosac Valley High School	White	89.2%	324
Hoosac Valley Middle School	White	91%	288
John T. Reid Middle School	White	52.9%	450
Kittredge School	White	93.2%	161
Lanesborough Elementary School	White	85.7%	231
Lee Elementary School	White	83.6%	341
Lee Middle/High School	White	82.2%	325
Lenox Memorial High School	White	82.4%	431
Monument Mt. Regional High School	White	78.8%	472
Morningside Community School	White	45.1%	355
Morris School	White	76.7%	339
Mt. Everett Regional School	White	79.6%	294
Mt. Greylock Regional High School	White	85.4%	536
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School	White	70.2%	372
Nessacus Regional Middle School	White	87.5%	345
New Marlborough Central School	White	89.4%	66
Pittsfield High School	White	63.3%	651
Pittsfield Public Virtual Academy	White	57.7%	104
Richmond Consolidated School	White	85.1%	154
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School	White	69.1%	181
Silvio O. Conte Community School	White	33.9%	357
South Egremont School	White	69.2%	13
Stearns School	White	76.1%	234
Taconic High School	White	61.6%	860
Theodore Herberg Middle School	White	62.5%	496
Undermountain School	White	79.3%	241
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School	White	76.6%	325
Wahconah Regional High School	White	91.8%	485
Williams School	White	66.8%	256
Williamstown Elementary School	White	77.5%	431