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Worcester County Education: 249 Native 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 249 Native American students enrolled in Worcester County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 5.5% 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, Native American pupils comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 51 districts in Worcester County, Milford Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 67 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 Native American Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Ashburnham Westminster Regional School DistrictAshburnham0%2,309
Athol Royalston Regional School District0.1%1,563
Auburn Public Schools0.3%2,558
Berlin-Boylston Regional School District0.4%1,072
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District0%1,230
Blackstone-Millville Regional School District0%1,468
Brimfield School District0.7%287
Brookfield School District0%291
Clinton Public Schools0.1%1,972
Douglas Public Schools0%1,186
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District0.1%3,429
Fitchburg Public Schools0%5,167
Gardner Public Schools0.3%2,387
Grafton Public Schools0.4%3,080
Harvard Public Schools0.1%1,020
Holland School District0.4%231
Hopedale Public Schools0.4%1,092
Leicester Public Schools0.1%1,354
Leominster Public Schools0.1%6,000
Lunenburg Public Schools0.1%1,562
Massachusetts Academy For Math And Science School District0%100
Mendon-Upton Regional School District0.1%2,105
Milford Public Schools1.5%4,483
Millbury Public Schools0.1%1,619
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District0%1,409
Narragansett Regional School District0.1%1,471
Nashoba Regional School District0%3,051
North Brookfield Public Schools0%438
Northborough Public Schools0.3%1,577
Northborough-Southborough Regional School District0.2%1,213
Northbridge Public Schools0.1%1,947
Oxford Public Schools0.1%1,437
Petersham Public School District0%126
Quabbin Regional School District0.1%2,172
Quaboag Regional School District0.2%1,181
Shrewsbury Public Schools0.6%5,892
Southborough Public Schools0.2%1,270
Southbridge Public Schools0.2%1,809
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District0.1%1,185
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District0.1%1,377
Sturbridge Public Schools0%877
Sutton Public Schools0%1,295
Tantasqua Regional School District0.3%1,752
Uxbridge Public Schools0.2%1,644
Wachusett Regional School District0.1%6,739
Wales School District1%96
Webster Public Schools0.1%1,692
West Boylston Public Schools0%864
Westborough Public Schools0.2%3,830
Winchendon Public Schools0.1%1,239
Worcester Public Schools0.2%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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