West Massachusetts News

There were 11,881 white students enrolled in Hampshire County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 4.7% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Hampshire County welcomed a total of 15,688 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white pupils comprised 75.7% of the total, making this group the most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 42 schools in Hampshire County, Mountain View School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 793 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
Amherst Regional High School	473	858	55.1%
Amherst Regional Middle School	222	372	59.7%
Anne T. Dunphy School	118	127	92.9%
Belchertown High School	558	637	87.6%
Bridge Street School	152	263	57.8%
Chestnut Hill Community School	415	482	86.1%
Cold Spring School	154	194	79.4%
Crocker Farm Elementary School	154	345	44.6%
East Meadow School	330	407	81.1%
Easthampton High School	277	370	74.9%
Fort River Elementary School	164	379	43.3%
Gateway Regional High School	143	163	87.7%
Gateway Regional Middle School	175	188	93.1%
Granby Junior Senior High School	267	311	85.9%
Hadley Elementary School	211	271	77.9%
Hampshire Regional High School	595	662	89.9%
Hatfield Elementary School	195	212	92%
Hopkins Academy	169	223	75.8%
Jabish Middle School	282	338	83.4%
Jackson Street School	199	291	68.4%
John F. Kennedy Middle School	395	583	67.8%
Leeds School	207	298	69.5%
Littleville Elementary School	269	299	90%
Michael E. Smith Middle School	400	526	76%
Mosier School	265	345	76.8%
Mountain View School	793	1,043	76%
New Hingham Regional Elementary School	139	145	95.9%
Northampton High School	649	903	71.9%
Pelham Elementary School	94	131	71.8%
Plains Elementary School	220	307	71.7%
R. H. Conwell School	69	76	90.8%
R. K. Finn Ryan Road School	184	235	78.3%
Smith Academy	127	133	95.5%
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School	469	566	82.9%
South Hadley High School	390	500	78%
Stanley M. Koziol Elementary School	283	379	74.7%
Swift River Elementary School	391	474	82.5%
Ware Junior/Senior High School	401	497	80.7%
Ware Middle School	205	248	82.7%
Westhampton Elementary School	94	104	90.4%
Wildwood Elementary School	158	326	48.5%
William E. Norris School	426	477	89.3%