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Enrollment Analysis: Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students comprised 0.2% 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 13 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 8.3% 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, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander pupils comprised 0.2% of the total, making this group the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Franklin County, Greater Commonwealth Virtual School recorded the highest enrollment of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of four 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 nameNative Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2022-23% of Total
Bernardston Elementary School12040.5%
Buckland-Shelburne Regional School02740%
Colrain Central School01040%
Conway Grammar School01230%
Deerfield Elementary School03090%
Dexter Park School02940%
Discovery School at Four Corners02140%
Erving Elementary School01290%
Federal Street School01930%
Fisher Hill School12300.4%
Franklin County Technical School16020.2%
Frontier Regional School06060%
Gill Elementary School01050%
Great Falls Middle School12070.5%
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School41,1550.3%
Greenfield High School04540%
Greenfield Middle School03000%
Hawlemont Regional School0910%
Hillcrest Elementary School01460%
Leverett Elementary School01410%
Mohawk Trail Regional School02710%
Newton School22031%
Northfield Elementary School12000.5%
Pioneer Valley Regional School12560.4%
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School15230.2%
Rowe Elementary School0660%
Sanderson Academy01390%
Sheffield Elementary School02110%
Shutesbury Elementary School01240%
Sunderland Elementary School01770%
Swift River School01310%
The Academy of Early Learning at North Parish0820%
Turners Fall High School01940%
Whately Elementary School01280%

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