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Pittsfield Public Schools enrollment falls 0.9% in 2022-23 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

There were 4,909 students enrolled in Pittsfield Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 0.9% fewer than the year before, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 51.5% identified as male, 48.3% identified as female, and 0.2% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Pittsfield Public Schools registered the 42nd-largest enrollment in the state.

Pittsfield Public Schools roughly covers schools within Berkshire County, and has a main office in Pittsfield.

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.

Under representation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

Enrollment in Pittsfield Public Schools Over 4 Years
01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0002022-232021-222020-212019-204,9094,9094,9534,9535,0125,0125,2615,261

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Allendale2492739.6%
Crosby280270-3.6%
Crosby Educational Academy2117-19%
Eagle Education Academy2423-4.2%
Egremont425382-10.1%
John T Reid Middle458450-1.7%
Morningside Community School3383555%
Pittsfield High672651-3.1%
Pittsfield Public Virtual Academy206104-49.5%
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School15918113.8%
Silvio O Conte Community3273579.2%
Stearns2282342.6%
Taconic High8328603.4%
Theodore Herberg Middle4744964.6%
Williams260256-1.5%

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