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There were 179 African American students enrolled in Franklin County districts 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 179 African American students enrolled in Franklin County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Franklin County districts welcomed a total of 8,586 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American pupils comprised 2.1% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 19 districts in Franklin County, Greater Commonwealth Virtual District recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 85 students.

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

Ethnicities in Franklin County in 2022-23 School Year

White (78%)Hispanic (12.1%)Multiracial (5.2%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.7%)

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

District% of African American Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Conway Public Schools0%123
Erving School District0%129
Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical School District1%602
Frontier Regional School District1.7%606
Frontier Regional/Union#38 Public Schools0.3%309
Gill-Montague Regional School District1.6%863
Greater Commonwealth Virtual District7.4%1,155
Greenfield Public Schools2.5%1,446
Hawlemont Regional School District0%91
Leverett School District0%141
Mohawk Trail Regional School District0.9%788
New Salem-Wendell Regional School District0%131
Orange School District1.1%524
Pioneer Valley Regional School District0.2%660
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District1.1%523
Rowe School District1.5%66
Shutesbury Public School District0.8%124
Sunderland School District2.3%177
Whately Public Schools0.8%128

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