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Franklin County Education: 449 multiracial students were enrolled in 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 449 multiracial students enrolled in Franklin County districts 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 districts welcomed a total of 8,586 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, multiracial pupils comprised 5.2% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 19 districts in Franklin County, Greater Commonwealth Virtual District recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 93 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 Multiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Conway Public Schools3.3%123
Erving School District8.5%129
Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical School District2.7%602
Frontier Regional School District4.5%606
Frontier Regional/Union#38 Public Schools7.1%309
Gill-Montague Regional School District7%863
Greater Commonwealth Virtual District8.1%1,155
Greenfield Public Schools5%1,446
Hawlemont Regional School District1.1%91
Leverett School District10.6%141
Mohawk Trail Regional School District2.9%788
New Salem-Wendell Regional School District6.9%131
Orange School District5.2%524
Pioneer Valley Regional School District4.1%660
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School District3.3%523
Rowe School District15.2%66
Shutesbury Public School District1.6%124
Sunderland School District5.6%177
Whately Public Schools1.6%128

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