Plymouth Reporter

The majority of students in Plymouth County school districts were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of the 76,470 students attending classes within Plymouth County school districts, 71.1% were white. African American students made up the second largest ethnic group among Plymouth County's school districts, making up 14.4% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Plymouth County school districts, representing 72.1% of the student body.

Brockton Public Schools had the most even distribution of races among county school districts, which included 59.3% of African American students, 20.2% of Hispanic students, 13.6% of white students, 4.7% of multiracial students, 1.8% of Asian students, and 0.2% of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county dropped by 0.8% compared to the previous year.

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

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2020. 35% of students were considered people of color.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino 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.

District	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abington Public Schools	White	74.9%	2,138
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District	White	76.1%	5,482
Brockton Public Schools	African American	59.3%	14,906
Carver Public Schools	White	91.9%	1,525
Duxbury Public Schools	White	91.2%	2,810
East Bridgewater Public Schools	White	83.3%	2,063
Freetown Lakeville Regional School District	White	90.9%	2,776
Halifax School District	White	90.6%	561
Hanover Public Schools	White	92.6%	2,579
Hingham Public Schools	White	88.3%	3,797
Hull Public Schools	White	89.8%	775
Kingston Public Schools	White	92.7%	1,213
Marion School District	White	81.9%	403
Marshfield Public Schools	White	91%	3,763
Old Rochester Regional School District	White	87.4%	429
Middleborough Public Schools	White	83.7%	3,036
Norwell Public Schools	White	91.1%	2,153
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School District	White	92.9%	561
Old Rochester Regional School District	White	87.3%	1,051
Pembroke Public Schools	White	92.5%	2,495
Plymouth Public Schools	White	82.4%	7,119
Plympton School District	White	95.8%	237
Rochester School District	White	93.5%	492
Rockland Public Schools	White	66.6%	2,163
Scituate Public Schools	White	91.8%	2,759
Silver Lake Regional School District	White	92.8%	1,574
South Shore Regional Vocational Technical School District	White	89.3%	653
Wareham Public Schools	White	68.2%	2,015
West Bridgewater Public Schools	White	78.5%	1,403
Whitman-Hanson Regional School District	White	81.2%	3,539