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There were 1,601 Hispanic students enrolled in Berkshire County schools in 2022-23 school year

Secretary of education patrick tutwiler 2023

TX Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler 2023 | Massachusetts Department of Education

TX Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler 2023 | Massachusetts Department of Education

There were 1,601 Hispanic students enrolled in Berkshire County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 9.1% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Berkshire County welcomed a total of 14,248 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Hispanic pupils comprised 11.2% of the total, making this group the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 48 schools in Berkshire County, Taconic High School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 128 students.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, making up 53% of the student population in the state. Hispanic students come in second, representing over 25% of Massachusetts' student body.

However, across the state, Hispanic and Native American 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.

Ethnicities in Berkshire County in 2022-23 School Year

White (74.7%)Hispanic (11.2%)Multiracial (6.6%)African American (5.1%)Ethnicities < 5% (2.4%)

Enrollment Demographics in Berkshire County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School nameHispanic Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2022-23% of Total
Abbott Memorial School0920%
Allendale School4827317.6%
Becket Washington School81008%
Brayton School212289.2%
Charles McCann Vocational Technical School55370.9%
Clarksburg Elementary School31891.6%
Colegrove Park Elementary School192358.1%
Craneville School334467.4%
Crosby Educational Academy41723.5%
Crosby School8927033%
Drury High School354937.1%
Eagle Education Academy42317.4%
Egremont School8538222.3%
Emma L. Miller Elementary School1402.5%
Farmington River Elementary School31202.5%
Greylock School182527.1%
Hancock Elementary School3595.1%
Hoosac Valley Elementary School193745.1%
Hoosac Valley High School103243.1%
Hoosac Valley Middle School122884.2%
John T. Reid Middle School8245018.2%
Kittredge School41612.5%
Lanesborough Elementary School172317.4%
Lee Elementary School3634110.6%
Lee Middle/High School3632511.1%
Lenox Memorial High School404319.3%
Monument Mt. Regional High School6247213.1%
Morningside Community School8335523.4%
Morris School303398.8%
Mt. Everett Regional School3729412.6%
Mt. Greylock Regional High School315365.8%
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School5537214.8%
Nessacus Regional Middle School153454.3%
New Marlborough Central School2663%
Pittsfield High School11165117.1%
Pittsfield Public Virtual Academy1410413.5%
Richmond Consolidated School101546.5%
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School2618114.4%
Silvio O. Conte Community School10835730.3%
South Egremont School1137.7%
Stearns School212349%
Taconic High School12886014.9%
Theodore Herberg Middle School7949615.9%
Undermountain School3224113.3%
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School4232512.9%
Wahconah Regional High School194853.9%
Williams School3225612.5%
Williamstown Elementary School284316.5%

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