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Franklin County Education: 443 multiracial students were enrolled in 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 443 multiracial students enrolled in Franklin County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.7% less 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, multiracial pupils comprised 5.2% of the total, making this group the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 34 schools in Franklin County, Greater Commonwealth Virtual School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 93 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 nameMultiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2022-23% of Total
Bernardston Elementary School52042.5%
Buckland-Shelburne Regional School122744.4%
Colrain Central School11041%
Conway Grammar School41233.3%
Deerfield Elementary School223097.1%
Dexter Park School122944.1%
Discovery School at Four Corners72143.3%
Erving Elementary School111298.5%
Federal Street School71933.6%
Fisher Hill School142306.1%
Franklin County Technical School166022.7%
Frontier Regional School276064.5%
Gill Elementary School51054.8%
Great Falls Middle School142076.8%
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School931,1558.1%
Greenfield High School284546.2%
Greenfield Middle School123004%
Hawlemont Regional School1911.1%
Hillcrest Elementary School101466.8%
Leverett Elementary School1514110.6%
Mohawk Trail Regional School102713.7%
Newton School92034.4%
Northfield Elementary School92004.5%
Pioneer Valley Regional School132565.1%
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School175233.3%
Rowe Elementary School106615.2%
Sanderson Academy01390%
Sheffield Elementary School92114.3%
Shutesbury Elementary School21241.6%
Sunderland Elementary School101775.6%
Swift River School91316.9%
The Academy of Early Learning at North Parish8829.8%
Turners Fall High School191949.8%
Whately Elementary School21281.6%

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