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Worcester County Education: 7,099 African American 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 7,099 African American students enrolled in Worcester County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 5.3% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Worcester County districts welcomed a total of 119,466 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American pupils comprised 5.9% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 51 districts in Worcester County, Worcester Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 4,061 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Worcester 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 Worcester County in 2022-23 School Year

White (59.6%)Hispanic (23.5%)Asian (6.6%)African American (5.9%)Ethnicities < 5% (4.4%)

Enrollment Demographics in Worcester County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District% of African American Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Ashburnham Westminster Regional School DistrictAshburnham1.8%2,309
Athol Royalston Regional School District2.2%1,563
Auburn Public Schools3.2%2,558
Berlin-Boylston Regional School District1.2%1,072
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District2%1,230
Blackstone-Millville Regional School District2%1,468
Brimfield School District1.4%287
Brookfield School District2.1%291
Clinton Public Schools2.8%1,972
Douglas Public Schools0.8%1,186
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District2.3%3,429
Fitchburg Public Schools6.9%5,167
Gardner Public Schools3.4%2,387
Grafton Public Schools2.7%3,080
Harvard Public Schools2.6%1,020
Holland School District0.4%231
Hopedale Public Schools1.1%1,092
Leicester Public Schools5.8%1,354
Leominster Public Schools9%6,000
Lunenburg Public Schools2.4%1,562
Massachusetts Academy For Math And Science School District2%100
Mendon-Upton Regional School District1%2,105
Milford Public Schools3.7%4,483
Millbury Public Schools4.1%1,619
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District2.3%1,409
Narragansett Regional School District1.6%1,471
Nashoba Regional School District1.4%3,051
North Brookfield Public Schools3%438
Northborough Public Schools2%1,577
Northborough-Southborough Regional School District1.6%1,213
Northbridge Public Schools1.6%1,947
Oxford Public Schools2.9%1,437
Petersham Public School District0%126
Quabbin Regional School District1.7%2,172
Quaboag Regional School District0.9%1,181
Shrewsbury Public Schools3.8%5,892
Southborough Public Schools1.3%1,270
Southbridge Public Schools2.5%1,809
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District1.4%1,185
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District2.8%1,377
Sturbridge Public Schools0.7%877
Sutton Public Schools1.5%1,295
Tantasqua Regional School District1.6%1,752
Uxbridge Public Schools1.1%1,644
Wachusett Regional School District3.1%6,739
Wales School District2.1%96
Webster Public Schools7.6%1,692
West Boylston Public Schools3.6%864
Westborough Public Schools2.8%3,830
Winchendon Public Schools2.1%1,239
Worcester Public Schools16.7%24,318

ORGANIZATIONS IN THIS STORY

Berlin-Boylston Regional School DistrictPetersham Public School DistrictMontachusett Regional Vocational Technical School DistrictNorthborough-Southborough Regional School DistrictWinchendon School DistrictGrafton Public SchoolsLeominster Public SchoolsNorthbridge Public SchoolsOxford Public SchoolsWachusett School DistrictHarvard Public SchoolsSouthern Worcester County Regional Voc School DistrictAuburn Public SchoolsSturbridge Public SchoolsSouthbridge Public SchoolsLeicester Public SchoolsSouthborough Public SchoolsQuabbin Regional School DistrictHopedale Public SchoolsBlackstone-Millville Regional School DistrictSpencer-East Brookfield Regional School DistrictFitchburg Public SchoolsShrewsbury Public SchoolsAshburnham Westminster Regional School DistrictMassachusetts Academy for Math and Science School DistrictGardner Public SchoolsDouglas Public SchoolsMassachusetts State Board of EducationLunenburg Public SchoolsMillbury Public SchoolsClinton Public SchoolsUxbridge School DistrictSutton Public SchoolsAthol Royalston Regional School DistrictTantasqua School DistrictNarragansett Regional School DistrictMilford Public SchoolsBrookfield School DistrictBlackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High SchoolHolland School DistrictNorth Brookfield Public SchoolsMendon-Upton Regional School DistrictNorthborough Public SchoolsNashoba Regional School District

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