West Massachusetts News

There were 1,034 Hispanic students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 6.2% 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, Hispanic pupils comprised 12% of the total, making this group the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Franklin County, Greater Commonwealth Virtual School recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 304 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	Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% of Total
Bernardston Elementary School	6	204	2.9%
Buckland-Shelburne Regional School	18	274	6.6%
Colrain Central School	6	104	5.8%
Conway Grammar School	6	123	4.9%
Deerfield Elementary School	16	309	5.2%
Dexter Park School	32	294	10.9%
Discovery School at Four Corners	22	214	10.3%
Erving Elementary School	6	129	4.7%
Federal Street School	43	193	22.3%
Fisher Hill School	16	230	7%
Franklin County Technical School	36	602	6%
Frontier Regional School	38	606	6.3%
Gill Elementary School	5	105	4.8%
Great Falls Middle School	24	207	11.6%
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School	304	1,155	26.3%
Greenfield High School	93	454	20.5%
Greenfield Middle School	72	300	24%
Hawlemont Regional School	4	91	4.4%
Hillcrest Elementary School	23	146	15.8%
Leverett Elementary School	2	141	1.4%
Mohawk Trail Regional School	11	271	4.1%
Newton School	62	203	30.5%
Northfield Elementary School	3	200	1.5%
Pioneer Valley Regional School	5	256	2%
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School	49	523	9.4%
Rowe Elementary School	2	66	3%
Sanderson Academy	4	139	2.9%
Sheffield Elementary School	40	211	19%
Shutesbury Elementary School	12	124	9.7%
Sunderland Elementary School	18	177	10.2%
Swift River School	4	131	3.1%
The Academy of Early Learning at North Parish	10	82	12.2%
Turners Fall High School	36	194	18.6%
Whately Elementary School	6	128	4.7%