West Massachusetts News

There were 10,644 white students enrolled in Berkshire County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.3% less 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, white pupils comprised 74.7% of the total, making this group the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 48 schools in Berkshire County, Taconic High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 530 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.

School name	White Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% of Total
Abbott Memorial School	90	92	97.8%
Allendale School	141	273	51.6%
Becket Washington School	88	100	88%
Brayton School	181	228	79.4%
Charles McCann Vocational Technical School	513	537	95.5%
Clarksburg Elementary School	179	189	94.7%
Colegrove Park Elementary School	184	235	78.3%
Craneville School	378	446	84.8%
Crosby Educational Academy	8	17	47.1%
Crosby School	108	270	40%
Drury High School	399	493	80.9%
Eagle Education Academy	12	23	52.2%
Egremont School	212	382	55.5%
Emma L. Miller Elementary School	38	40	95%
Farmington River Elementary School	117	120	97.5%
Greylock School	205	252	81.3%
Hancock Elementary School	49	59	83.1%
Hoosac Valley Elementary School	326	374	87.2%
Hoosac Valley High School	289	324	89.2%
Hoosac Valley Middle School	262	288	91%
John T. Reid Middle School	238	450	52.9%
Kittredge School	150	161	93.2%
Lanesborough Elementary School	198	231	85.7%
Lee Elementary School	285	341	83.6%
Lee Middle/High School	267	325	82.2%
Lenox Memorial High School	355	431	82.4%
Monument Mt. Regional High School	372	472	78.8%
Morningside Community School	160	355	45.1%
Morris School	260	339	76.7%
Mt. Everett Regional School	234	294	79.6%
Mt. Greylock Regional High School	458	536	85.4%
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School	261	372	70.2%
Nessacus Regional Middle School	302	345	87.5%
New Marlborough Central School	59	66	89.4%
Pittsfield High School	412	651	63.3%
Pittsfield Public Virtual Academy	60	104	57.7%
Richmond Consolidated School	131	154	85.1%
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School	125	181	69.1%
Silvio O. Conte Community School	121	357	33.9%
South Egremont School	9	13	69.2%
Stearns School	178	234	76.1%
Taconic High School	530	860	61.6%
Theodore Herberg Middle School	310	496	62.5%
Undermountain School	191	241	79.3%
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School	249	325	76.6%
Wahconah Regional High School	445	485	91.8%
Williams School	171	256	66.8%
Williamstown Elementary School	334	431	77.5%