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There were 938 multiracial 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 938 multiracial students enrolled in Berkshire County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 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, multiracial pupils comprised 6.6% of the total, making this group the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 48 schools in Berkshire County, Taconic High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 81 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 nameMultiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2022-23% of Total
Abbott Memorial School1921.1%
Allendale School3327312.1%
Becket Washington School41004%
Brayton School182287.9%
Charles McCann Vocational Technical School85371.5%
Clarksburg Elementary School31891.6%
Colegrove Park Elementary School232359.8%
Craneville School254465.6%
Crosby Educational Academy21711.8%
Crosby School3627013.3%
Drury High School354937.1%
Eagle Education Academy2238.7%
Egremont School383829.9%
Emma L. Miller Elementary School0400%
Farmington River Elementary School01200%
Greylock School232529.1%
Hancock Elementary School2593.4%
Hoosac Valley Elementary School143743.7%
Hoosac Valley High School103243.1%
Hoosac Valley Middle School62882.1%
John T. Reid Middle School6645014.7%
Kittredge School51613.1%
Lanesborough Elementary School32311.3%
Lee Elementary School73412.1%
Lee Middle/High School103253.1%
Lenox Memorial High School154313.5%
Monument Mt. Regional High School164723.4%
Morningside Community School5235514.6%
Morris School173395%
Mt. Everett Regional School172945.8%
Mt. Greylock Regional High School185363.4%
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School333728.9%
Nessacus Regional Middle School203455.8%
New Marlborough Central School1661.5%
Pittsfield High School446516.8%
Pittsfield Public Virtual Academy91048.7%
Richmond Consolidated School81545.2%
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School171819.4%
Silvio O. Conte Community School5235714.6%
South Egremont School21315.4%
Stearns School182347.7%
Taconic High School818609.4%
Theodore Herberg Middle School454969.1%
Undermountain School122415%
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School183255.5%
Wahconah Regional High School154853.1%
Williams School182567%
Williamstown Elementary School364318.4%

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