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Berkshire County enrolls mainly white students in 2022-23 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

In the 2022-23 school year, white students were the most represented ethnicity in Berkshire County, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

There were 10,879 white students enrolled, making up 74.7% of the student body in Berkshire County.

The proportion of white students enrolled in the county fell from the year before.

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students were the least represented ethnicity within the county.

The number of students attending the county’s schools in the 2022-23 school year fell to 14,564.

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.

Ethnic Diversity in Berkshire County Schools in 2022-23 School Year
White [74.7%]Hispanic or Latino [11.5%]Multiracial [6.7%]Black or African American [5.3%]Ethnicities <5% [1.8%]
Enrollment Demographics in Berkshire County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

SchoolWhite Students EnrollmentTotal Enrollment in 2022-2023% of Total Enrollment
Abbott Memorial School909298.9%
Allendale School14127352%
Becket Washington School8810088%
Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School21231667.4%
Brayton School18122879.8%
Charles McCann Vocational Technical School51353795.7%
Clarksburg Elementary School17918995.2%
Colegrove Park Elementary School18423578.3%
Craneville School37844684.8%
Crosby School10827040%
Crosby Educational Academy81747.1%
Drury High School39949381.1%
Eagle Education Academy122352.2%
Egremont School21238255.5%
Emma L Miller Elementary School384095%
Farmington River Elementary School11712097.5%
Greylock School20525281.7%
Hancock Elementary School495984.7%
Hoosac Valley Elementary School32637487.2%
Hoosac Valley High School28932489.5%
Hoosac Valley Middle School26228891%
John T Reid Middle School23845053.1%
Kittredge School15016193.2%
Lanesborough Elementary School19823186.1%
Lee Elementary School28534183.6%
Lee Middle/High School26732582.2%
Lenox Memorial High School35543182.4%
Monument Mt Regional High School37247279%
Morningside Community School16035545.1%
Morris School26033976.7%
Mt Everett Regional School23429479.6%
Mt Greylock Regional High School45853685.6%
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School26137270.4%
Nessacus Regional Middle School30234587.8%
New Marlborough Central School596690.9%
Pittsfield High School41265163.3%
Pittsfield Public Virtual Academy6010457.7%
Richmond Consolidated School13115485.7%
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School12518169.1%
Silvio O Conte Community School12135733.9%
South Egremont School91376.9%
Stearns School17823476.1%
Taconic High School53086061.7%
Theodore Herberg Middle School31049662.5%
Undermountain School19124179.3%
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School24932576.9%
Wahconah Regional High School44548591.8%
Williams School17125666.8%
Williamstown Elementary School33443177.7%

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Nessacus Regional Middle SchoolClarksburg Elementary SchoolLenox Memorial High SchoolGreylock SchoolWilliams SchoolTaconic High SchoolMount Greylock Regional High SchoolBerkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public SchoolDrury High SchoolCrosby Educational AcademyColegrove Park Elementary SchoolPittsfield Public Virtual AcademyEagle Education AcademyBrayton SchoolFarmington River Elementary SchoolMorris SchoolMt. Everett Regional SchoolUndermountain SchoolCrosby SchoolBecket Washington SchoolRichmond Consolidated SchoolStearns SchoolSilvio O. Conte Community SchoolW.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle SchoolHoosac Valley Middle SchoolLanesborough Elementary SchoolMorningside Community SchoolKittredge SchoolWahconah Regional High SchoolHoosac Valley Elementary SchoolMonument Mt. Regional High SchoolSouth Egremont SchoolEgremont SchoolHancock Elementary SchoolMassachusetts State Board of EducationCharles McCann Vocational Technical SchoolHoosac Valley High SchoolRobert T. Capeless Elementary SchoolLee Elementary SchoolTheodore Herberg Middle SchoolEmma L. Miller Elementary SchoolMuddy Brook Regional Elementary SchoolJohn T. Reid Middle SchoolNew Marlborough Central SchoolLee Middle/High SchoolCraneville SchoolWilliamstown Elementary SchoolAbbott Memorial SchoolAllendale SchoolPittsfield High School

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