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There were 4,737 multiracial students enrolled in Worcester County 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 4,737 multiracial students enrolled in Worcester County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% 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, multiracial pupils comprised 4% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 51 districts in Worcester County, Worcester Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 997 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 Multiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Ashburnham Westminster Regional School DistrictAshburnham3.1%2,309
Athol Royalston Regional School District3.4%1,563
Auburn Public Schools3%2,558
Berlin-Boylston Regional School District4.7%1,072
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District2.4%1,230
Blackstone-Millville Regional School District4.2%1,468
Brimfield School District0.7%287
Brookfield School District3.8%291
Clinton Public Schools2%1,972
Douglas Public Schools3%1,186
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District3.4%3,429
Fitchburg Public Schools6.9%5,167
Gardner Public Schools7%2,387
Grafton Public Schools2.9%3,080
Harvard Public Schools6.1%1,020
Holland School District0.9%231
Hopedale Public Schools4.8%1,092
Leicester Public Schools3.2%1,354
Leominster Public Schools4.6%6,000
Lunenburg Public Schools3.6%1,562
Massachusetts Academy For Math And Science School District0%100
Mendon-Upton Regional School District2%2,105
Milford Public Schools3%4,483
Millbury Public Schools5.6%1,619
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District4.9%1,409
Narragansett Regional School District3.5%1,471
Nashoba Regional School District4.4%3,051
North Brookfield Public Schools3.7%438
Northborough Public Schools4.6%1,577
Northborough-Southborough Regional School District4.5%1,213
Northbridge Public Schools2.4%1,947
Oxford Public Schools4.9%1,437
Petersham Public School District3.2%126
Quabbin Regional School District2.4%2,172
Quaboag Regional School District5%1,181
Shrewsbury Public Schools5.2%5,892
Southborough Public Schools5.3%1,270
Southbridge Public Schools1.8%1,809
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District2.6%1,185
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District4.1%1,377
Sturbridge Public Schools6.2%877
Sutton Public Schools3.9%1,295
Tantasqua Regional School District3.7%1,752
Uxbridge Public Schools2.9%1,644
Wachusett Regional School District2.8%6,739
Wales School District1%96
Webster Public Schools5.3%1,692
West Boylston Public Schools4.1%864
Westborough Public Schools3.5%3,830
Winchendon Public Schools3.6%1,239
Worcester Public Schools4.1%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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