West Massachusetts News

There were 12,006 white students enrolled in Hampshire County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Hampshire County districts welcomed a total of 15,813 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white pupils comprised 75.9% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 19 districts in Hampshire County, Belchertown Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,802 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Hampshire County.

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.

District	% of White Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Amherst Public Schools	45.3%	1,050
Amherst-Pelham Regional Public Schools	56.7%	1,230
Belchertown Public Schools	84.8%	2,125
Chesterfield-Goshen Regional School District	95.9%	145
Easthampton Public School District	75.9%	1,413
Gateway Regional School District	91.1%	775
Granby Public Schools	83%	718
Hadley Public Schools	76.7%	494
Hampshire Regional School District	89.9%	662
Hatfield Public Schools	93%	345
Northampton Public Schools	69.5%	2,573
Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural School District	82.9%	566
Pelham School District	71.8%	131
South Hadley Public Schools	76%	1,678
Southampton Public Schools	89.3%	477
Ware Public Schools	79.1%	1,124
Westhampton School District	90.4%	104
Williamsburg School District	92.9%	127
Worthington School District	90.8%	76