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How many Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students were enrolled in Essex 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 48 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Essex County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 9.4% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Essex County districts welcomed a total of 105,324 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander pupils comprised 0% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 32 districts in Essex County, Gloucester Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of eight students.

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

White (51.4%)Hispanic (37.9%)Ethnicities < 5% (10.7%)

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

District% of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Amesbury Public Schools0.1%1,779
Andover Public Schools0.1%5,526
Beverly Public Schools0%4,575
Boxford Public Schools0%732
Danvers Public Schools0%3,235
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District0.1%1,694
Georgetown Public Schools0.2%1,270
Gloucester Public Schools0.3%2,805
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School District0%1,692
Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District0.2%1,653
Haverhill Public Schools0.1%7,775
Ipswich Public Schools0%1,603
Lawrence Public Schools0%12,867
Lynn Public Schools0%15,433
Lynnfield Public Schools0%2,195
Manchester Essex Regional School District0%1,221
Marblehead Public Schools0%2,622
Masconomet Regional School District0.1%1,549
Methuen Public School District0%6,440
Middleton School District0.1%721
Nahant Public Schools0%155
Newburyport Public Schools0%2,155
North Andover Public Schools0%4,450
Peabody Public Schools0.1%5,875
Pentucket Regional School District0%2,229
Rockport Public Schools0%730
Salem Public Schools0.1%3,709
Saugus Public School District0.3%2,462
Swampscott Public Schools0.1%2,036
Topsfield Public Schools0%628
Triton Regional School District0.1%2,231
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School District0%1,277

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