Cape Cod Ledger

In the 2021-22 school year, white students were the most represented ethnicity in Barnstable County, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

There were 16,339 white students enrolled, making up 74.1% of the student body in Barnstable County.

The proportion of white students enrolled in the county rose over the year before.

Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander was the least represented ethnicity among Barnstable County students.

The number of students attending the County’s schools in the 2021-22 school year grew to 22,050.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2020, with only 35% of the students 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.

Ethnic group	Percent of Total Student Body
White	74.1%
Hispanic	11%
Multiracial or non-Hispanic	6.1%
African American	5.9%
Asian	1.9%
Native American	1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.1%