Cape Cod Ledger

The majority of students in Barnstable County schools were white in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of the 21,414 pupils attending Barnstable County schools, 71.1% were white. Hispanic students were the second largest ethnic group, making up 12.6% of the Barnstable County student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common group in Barnstable County schools, representing 73.4% of the student body.

Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center had the most even distribution of races among county schools, which included 43.3% of white students, 27.4% of Hispanic students, 11.5% of African American students, and 4.5% of Asian students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county increased 2.2% compared to the previous year.

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

School name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Barnstable Community Innovation School	Hispanic	42.8%	290
Barnstable High School	White	55.2%	1,763
Barnstable Intermediate School	White	51%	651
Barnstable United Elementary School	White	52.4%	735
Bourne High School	White	83.8%	351
Bourne Intermediate School	White	82.2%	370
Bourne Middle School	White	83.3%	431
Bournedale Elementary School	White	79.4%	402
Cape Cod Region Vocational Technical School	White	76.6%	666
Centerville Elementary School	White	67.2%	247
Chatham Elementary School	White	72.2%	151
Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate School	White	68.7%	454
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School	White	65.1%	476
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School	White	62.4%	888
East Falmouth Elementary School	White	74.5%	282
Eastham Elementary School	White	76.9%	186
Eddy Elementary School	White	80.6%	201
Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center	White	43.3%	157
Ezra H. Baker Innovation School	White	64.4%	340
Falmouth High School	White	76.4%	766
Forestdale School	White	88%	540
Harwich Elementary School	White	74.4%	477
Hyannis West Elementary School	Hispanic	49.7%	330
Kenneth Coombs School	White	70.3%	390
Lawrence School	White	80.5%	477
Marguerite E. Small Elementary School	White	55.7%	282
Mashpee Middle-High School	White	72.7%	655
Monomoy Regional High School	White	77.4%	702
Monomoy Regional Middle School	White	75.9%	439
Morse Pond School	White	72.8%	482
Mullen-Hall School	White	71.8%	380
Nauset Regional High School	White	83.2%	780
Nauset Regional Middle School	White	80.5%	528
North Falmouth Elementary School	White	82.9%	315
Oak Ridge School	White	87.4%	674
Orleans Elementary School	White	76.6%	145
Provincetown Schools School	White	55.6%	142
Quashnet School	White	66.1%	398
Sandwich Middle High School	White	90.2%	928
Station Avenue Elementary School	White	70.3%	417
Stony Brook Elementary School	White	76.1%	230
Teaticket School	White	70.9%	265
Truro Central School	White	65.7%	99
Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School	White	81.8%	769
Wellfleet Elementary School	White	82.7%	98
West Barnstable Elementary School	White	65.5%	264
West Villages Elementary School	White	70.1%	401