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There were 2,876 multiracial students 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 2,876 multiracial students enrolled in Essex County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% 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, multiracial pupils comprised 2.7% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 32 districts in Essex County, Lynn Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 432 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 Multiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Amesbury Public Schools4.2%1,779
Andover Public Schools4.5%5,526
Beverly Public Schools4.3%4,575
Boxford Public Schools4.4%732
Danvers Public Schools2.3%3,235
Essex North Shore Agricultural and Technical School District3.7%1,694
Georgetown Public Schools2.1%1,270
Gloucester Public Schools4%2,805
Greater Lawrence Regional Vocational Technical School District0.5%1,692
Hamilton-Wenham Regional School District2.8%1,653
Haverhill Public Schools2.4%7,775
Ipswich Public Schools4.1%1,603
Lawrence Public Schools0.4%12,867
Lynn Public Schools2.8%15,433
Lynnfield Public Schools4.2%2,195
Manchester Essex Regional School District0.8%1,221
Marblehead Public Schools4.1%2,622
Masconomet Regional School District2.5%1,549
Methuen Public School District2.4%6,440
Middleton School District3.5%721
Nahant Public Schools5.2%155
Newburyport Public Schools2.3%2,155
North Andover Public Schools3.8%4,450
Peabody Public Schools2.5%5,875
Pentucket Regional School District2.7%2,229
Rockport Public Schools3.3%730
Salem Public Schools3.8%3,709
Saugus Public School District3.2%2,462
Swampscott Public Schools2.9%2,036
Topsfield Public Schools2.1%628
Triton Regional School District2.1%2,231
Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School District3.5%1,277

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