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There were 8 Native 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 eight Native American students enrolled in Franklin County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 27.3% 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, Native American pupils comprised 0.1% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

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

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