West Massachusetts News

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

Of the 8,586 pupils attending Franklin County schools, 77.9% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group, making up 12% of the Franklin County student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Franklin County schools, representing 79.2% of the student body.

Franklin County Technical 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 1% 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
Bernardston Elementary School	White	92.6%	204
Buckland-Shelburne Regional School	White	88%	274
Colrain Central School	White	90.4%	104
Conway Grammar School	White	91.9%	123
Deerfield Elementary School	White	86.1%	309
Dexter Park School	White	81.3%	294
Discovery School at Four Corners	White	84.6%	214
Erving Elementary School	White	85.3%	129
Federal Street School	White	67.9%	193
Fisher Hill School	White	83.5%	230
Franklin County Technical School	White	89.4%	602
Frontier Regional School	White	83.7%	606
Gill Elementary School	White	88.6%	105
Great Falls Middle School	White	80.7%	207
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School	White	51.9%	1,155
Greenfield High School	White	67.6%	454
Greenfield Middle School	White	68%	300
Hawlemont Regional School	White	86.8%	91
Hillcrest Elementary School	White	74.7%	146
Leverett Elementary School	White	85.1%	141
Mohawk Trail Regional School	White	90.8%	271
Newton School	White	58.6%	203
Northfield Elementary School	White	93%	200
Pioneer Valley Regional School	White	89.8%	256
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School	White	84.3%	523
Rowe Elementary School	White	77.3%	66
Sanderson Academy	White	95%	139
Sheffield Elementary School	White	71.6%	211
Shutesbury Elementary School	White	86.3%	124
Sunderland Elementary School	White	70.1%	177
Swift River School	White	86.3%	131
The Academy of Early Learning at North Parish	White	74.4%	82
Turners Fall High School	White	67%	194
Whately Elementary School	White	92.2%	128