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Greater Commonwealth Virtual School District enrollment grows 12.1% 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 1,155 students enrolled in Greater Commonwealth Virtual School District schools in the 2022-23 school year, 12.1% more 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, 45% identified as male, 53.9% identified as female, and 1.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School District registered the 229th-largest enrollment in the state.

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School District roughly covers a school within Franklin County, and has a main office in Greenfield.

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 Greater Commonwealth Virtual School District Over 4 Years
02004006008001,0002022-232021-222020-212019-201,1551,1551,0301,030943943663663

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School1,0301,15512.1%

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