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How many white students were 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 6,695 white students enrolled in Franklin County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.6% less 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, white pupils comprised 78% of the student body to be the most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 19 districts in Franklin County, Greenfield Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,006 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 White Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Conway Public Schools91.9%123
Erving School District85.3%129
Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical School District89.4%602
Frontier Regional School District83.7%606
Frontier Regional/Union#38 Public Schools86.1%309
Gill-Montague Regional School District75.6%863
Greater Commonwealth Virtual District51.9%1,155
Greenfield Public Schools69.6%1,446
Hawlemont Regional School District86.8%91
Leverett School District85.1%141
Mohawk Trail Regional School District90.5%788
New Salem-Wendell Regional School District86.3%131
Orange School District82.3%524
Pioneer Valley Regional School District92%660
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District84.3%523
Rowe School District77.3%66
Shutesbury Public School District86.3%124
Sunderland School District70.1%177
Whately Public Schools92.2%128

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