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Plymouth County Education: 190 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 190 Native American students enrolled in Plymouth County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 22.6% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Plymouth County districts welcomed a total of 76,470 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 30 districts in Plymouth County, Wareham Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 30 students.

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

White (71.1%)African American (14.4%)Hispanic (8.7%)Ethnicities < 5% (5.8%)

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

District% of Native American Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Abington Public Schools0.5%2,138
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District0.1%5,482
Brockton Public Schools0.2%14,906
Carver Public Schools0.3%1,525
Duxbury Public Schools0.1%2,810
East Bridgewater Public Schools0.4%2,063
Freetown Lakeville Regional School District0%2,776
Halifax School District0.4%561
Hanover Public Schools0%2,579
Hingham Public Schools0%3,797
Hull Public Schools0.3%775
Kingston Public Schools0.2%1,213
Marion School District0%403
Marshfield Public Schools0.1%3,763
Middleborough Public Schools0.7%3,036
Norwell Public Schools0%2,153
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School District0.4%561
Old Rochester Regional School District0%1,051
Old Rochester Regional School District0.2%429
Pembroke Public Schools0.2%2,495
Plymouth Public Schools0.2%7,119
Plympton School District0%237
Rochester School District0%492
Rockland Public Schools0.8%2,163
Scituate Public Schools0%2,759
Silver Lake Regional School District0.4%1,574
South Shore Regional Vocational Technical School District0.2%653
Wareham Public Schools1.5%2,015
West Bridgewater Public Schools0.4%1,403
Whitman-Hanson Regional School District0.6%3,539

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