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Berkshire County Education: 17 Native American students were enrolled in 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 17 Native American students enrolled in Berkshire County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 39.3% 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, Native American pupils comprised 0.1% of the total, making this group the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 48 schools in Berkshire County, Colegrove Park Elementary School and Morningside Community School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of two 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 nameNative American Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2022-23% of Total
Abbott Memorial School0920%
Allendale School12730.4%
Becket Washington School01000%
Brayton School02280%
Charles McCann Vocational Technical School05370%
Clarksburg Elementary School01890%
Colegrove Park Elementary School22350.9%
Craneville School04460%
Crosby Educational Academy0170%
Crosby School12700.4%
Drury High School14930.2%
Eagle Education Academy0230%
Egremont School13820.3%
Emma L. Miller Elementary School0400%
Farmington River Elementary School01200%
Greylock School02520%
Hancock Elementary School0590%
Hoosac Valley Elementary School03740%
Hoosac Valley High School13240.3%
Hoosac Valley Middle School02880%
John T. Reid Middle School14500.2%
Kittredge School01610%
Lanesborough Elementary School02310%
Lee Elementary School13410.3%
Lee Middle/High School03250%
Lenox Memorial High School04310%
Monument Mt. Regional High School04720%
Morningside Community School23550.6%
Morris School03390%
Mt. Everett Regional School12940.3%
Mt. Greylock Regional High School05360%
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School03720%
Nessacus Regional Middle School03450%
New Marlborough Central School0660%
Pittsfield High School16510.2%
Pittsfield Public Virtual Academy01040%
Richmond Consolidated School01540%
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School11810.6%
Silvio O. Conte Community School03570%
South Egremont School0130%
Stearns School02340%
Taconic High School18600.1%
Theodore Herberg Middle School14960.2%
Undermountain School12410.4%
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School03250%
Wahconah Regional High School04850%
Williams School02560%
Williamstown Elementary School04310%

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