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Enrollment Analysis: Asian students comprised 1.7% of Franklin County's student body 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 149 Asian students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 11.2% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Franklin County welcomed a total of 8,586 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian pupils comprised 1.7% of the total, making this group the third least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Franklin County, Greater Commonwealth Virtual School recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 64 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 Franklin County in 2022-23 School Year

White (77.9%)Hispanic (12%)Multiracial (5.2%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.9%)

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

School nameAsian Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2022-23% of Total
Bernardston Elementary School02040%
Buckland-Shelburne Regional School02740%
Colrain Central School01040%
Conway Grammar School01230%
Deerfield Elementary School13090.3%
Dexter Park School22940.7%
Discovery School at Four Corners12140.5%
Erving Elementary School01290%
Federal Street School51932.6%
Fisher Hill School32301.3%
Franklin County Technical School16020.2%
Frontier Regional School216063.5%
Gill Elementary School01050%
Great Falls Middle School02070%
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School641,1555.5%
Greenfield High School94542%
Greenfield Middle School33001%
Hawlemont Regional School5915.5%
Hillcrest Elementary School11460.7%
Leverett Elementary School11410.7%
Mohawk Trail Regional School12710.4%
Newton School12030.5%
Northfield Elementary School02000%
Pioneer Valley Regional School32561.2%
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School55231%
Rowe Elementary School0660%
Sanderson Academy01390%
Sheffield Elementary School12110.5%
Shutesbury Elementary School01240%
Sunderland Elementary School1817710.2%
Swift River School11310.8%
The Academy of Early Learning at North Parish0820%
Turners Fall High School11940.5%
Whately Elementary School11280.8%

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