Worcester County Education: 4,882 multiracial students were enrolled in districts in 2024-25 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education - https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.
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There were 4,882 multiracial students enrolled in Worcester County districts in the 2024-25 school year, 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 119,861 students during the 2024-25 school year. Among them, multiracial pupils comprised 4.1% 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 2024-25 school year, with a total of 991 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Worcester County.

Massachusetts spends more money on K-12 education per pupil than most other states, ranking fifth in the nation, according to a 2025 report. The state allocates over $24,000 per pupil, totaling $22.5 billion annually.

According to a 2025 analysis from WalletHub, Massachussetts education system was considered the best in the nation, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications

Ethnicities in Worcester County in 2024-25 School Year
Enrollment Demographics in Worcester County Districts During 2024-25 School Year
District % of Multiracial Students Enrolment Total Enrollment
Ashburnham Westminster Regional School DistrictAshburnham 3.1% 2,255
Athol Royalston Regional School District 4.2% 1,604
Auburn Public Schools 2.4% 2,506
Berlin-Boylston Regional School District 4.6% 1,111
Blackstone Valley Vocational Regional School District 2.6% 1,243
Blackstone-Millville Regional School District 4.2% 1,480
Brimfield School District 4.3% 258
Brookfield School District 4.5% 289
Clinton Public Schools 2.2% 2,025
Douglas Public Schools 3% 1,113
Dudley-Charlton Regional School District 3.8% 3,476
Fitchburg Public Schools 6.6% 5,234
Gardner Public Schools 7.7% 2,532
Grafton Public Schools 3.1% 3,089
Harvard Public Schools 6.5% 1,023
Holland School District 1.9% 212
Hopedale Public Schools 5.2% 1,108
Leicester Public Schools 4.5% 1,294
Leominster Public Schools 4.4% 6,193
Lunenburg Public Schools 3.6% 1,563
Massachusetts Academy For Math And Science School District 3% 99
Mendon-Upton Regional School District 2% 2,072
Milford Public Schools 2.9% 4,512
Millbury Public Schools 6.1% 1,631
Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical School District 4.6% 1,417
Narragansett Regional School District 3.5% 1,439
Nashoba Regional School District 5.2% 2,990
North Brookfield Public Schools 0.8% 397
Northborough Public Schools 5.7% 1,567
Northborough-Southborough Regional School District 4.3% 1,197
Northbridge Public Schools 2.4% 1,838
Oxford Public Schools 5.3% 1,458
Petersham Public School District 1.4% 142
Quabbin Regional School District 2.8% 2,111
Quaboag Regional School District 4.6% 1,115
Shrewsbury Public Schools 5.8% 5,956
Southborough Public Schools 6.3% 1,310
Southbridge Public Schools 1.9% 1,828
Southern Worcester County Regional Vocational School District 0.8% 1,188
Spencer-East Brookfield Regional School District 3.4% 1,398
Sturbridge Public Schools 5.5% 842
Sutton Public Schools 4% 1,291
Tantasqua Regional School District 3.8% 1,750
Uxbridge Public Schools 3.5% 1,623
Wachusett Regional School District 3.1% 6,557
Wales School District 0% 93
Webster Public Schools 4.1% 1,712
West Boylston Public Schools 5.3% 923
Westborough Public Schools 3.7% 3,831
Winchendon Public Schools 4% 1,188
Worcester Public Schools 4% 24,778


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