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Friday, September 13, 2024

There were 3,052 multiracial students enrolled in Plymouth 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 3,052 multiracial students enrolled in Plymouth County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.8% 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, multiracial pupils comprised 4% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 30 districts in Plymouth County, Brockton Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 700 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 Multiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Abington Public Schools2.2%2,138
Bridgewater-Raynham Regional School District5.2%5,482
Brockton Public Schools4.7%14,906
Carver Public Schools2%1,525
Duxbury Public Schools3.7%2,810
East Bridgewater Public Schools3.7%2,063
Freetown Lakeville Regional School District2.8%2,776
Halifax School District1.8%561
Hanover Public Schools1.2%2,579
Hingham Public Schools3.4%3,797
Hull Public Schools2.2%775
Kingston Public Schools1.2%1,213
Marion School District7.2%403
Marshfield Public Schools2.2%3,763
Middleborough Public Schools6.4%3,036
Norwell Public Schools4.4%2,153
Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical School District3%561
Old Rochester Regional School District5.1%1,051
Old Rochester Regional School District4.2%429
Pembroke Public Schools3.6%2,495
Plymouth Public Schools4.8%7,119
Plympton School District0.4%237
Rochester School District2%492
Rockland Public Schools3.2%2,163
Scituate Public Schools2.9%2,759
Silver Lake Regional School District1.1%1,574
South Shore Regional Vocational Technical School District1.1%653
Wareham Public Schools12.5%2,015
West Bridgewater Public Schools4.6%1,403
Whitman-Hanson Regional School District3.3%3,539

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