West Massachusetts News

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

There were 12,582 white students enrolled, making up 74.7% of the student body in Hampshire County.

The proportion of white students enrolled in the county rose over 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 grew to 16,844.

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.

School	White Students Enrollment	Total Enrollment in 2022-2023	% of Total Enrollment
Amherst Regional High School	473	858	55.2%
Amherst Regional Middle School	222	372	59.9%
Anne T. Dunphy School	118	127	93.7%
Belchertown High School	558	637	87.6%
Bridge Street School	152	263	57.8%
Chestnut Hill Community School	415	482	86.1%
Cold Spring School	154	194	79.4%
Crocker Farm Elementary School	154	345	44.9%
East Meadow School	330	407	81.1%
Easthampton High School	277	370	75.1%
Fort River Elementary School	164	379	43.3%
Gateway Regional High School	143	163	88.3%
Gateway Regional Middle School	175	188	93.1%
Granby Jr Sr High School	267	311	85.9%
Hadley Elementary School	211	271	77.9%
Hampshire Regional High School	595	662	89.9%
Hatfield Elementary School	195	212	92%
Hilltown Cooperative Charter Public School	177	217	82%
Hopkins Academy	169	223	75.8%
Jabish Middle School	282	338	83.7%
Jackson Street School	199	291	68.7%
John F Kennedy Middle School	395	583	67.9%
Leeds School	207	298	69.5%
Littleville Elementary School	269	299	90%
Michael E. Smith Middle School	400	526	76.2%
Mosier School	265	345	77.1%
Mountain View School	793	1,043	76.1%
New Hingham Regional Elementary School	139	145	95.9%
Northampton High School	649	903	71.9%
Pelham Elementary School	94	131	71.8%
Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School	276	549	50.3%
Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School	237	390	61%
Plains Elementary School	220	307	71.7%
R. H. Conwell School	69	76	92.1%
R. K. Finn Ryan Road School	184	235	78.3%
Smith Academy	127	133	95.5%
Smith Vocational and Agricultural High School	469	566	83%
South Hadley High School	390	500	78%
Stanley M Koziol Elementary School	283	379	74.7%
Swift River Elementary School	391	474	82.7%
Ware Junior/Senior High School	401	497	80.7%
Ware Middle School	205	248	82.7%
Westhampton Elementary School	94	104	90.4%
Wildwood Elementary School	158	326	48.5%
William E Norris School	426	477	89.5%