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Barnstable County Education: 204 Native American students were enrolled in schools 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 204 Native American students enrolled in Barnstable County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 5.7% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Barnstable County welcomed a total of 21,414 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Native American pupils comprised 1% of the total, making this group the second least represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Barnstable County, Mashpee Middle-High School recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 41 students.

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 Barnstable County in 2022-23 School Year

White (71.1%)Hispanic (12.6%)Multiracial (6.6%)African American (6.1%)Ethnicities < 5% (3.6%)

Enrollment Demographics in Barnstable County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School nameNative American Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2022-23% of Total
Barnstable Community Innovation School22900.7%
Barnstable High School81,7630.5%
Barnstable Intermediate School16510.2%
Barnstable United Elementary School17350.1%
Bourne High School33510.9%
Bourne Intermediate School13700.3%
Bourne Middle School34310.7%
Bournedale Elementary School04020%
Cape Cod Region Vocational Technical School76661.1%
Centerville Elementary School02470%
Chatham Elementary School11510.7%
Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate School44540.9%
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School94761.9%
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School168881.8%
East Falmouth Elementary School12820.4%
Eastham Elementary School01860%
Eddy Elementary School02010%
Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center01570%
Ezra H. Baker Innovation School43401.2%
Falmouth High School107661.3%
Forestdale School25400.4%
Harwich Elementary School24770.4%
Hyannis West Elementary School13300.3%
Kenneth Coombs School153903.8%
Lawrence School24770.4%
Marguerite E. Small Elementary School52821.8%
Mashpee Middle-High School416556.3%
Monomoy Regional High School77021%
Monomoy Regional Middle School24390.5%
Morse Pond School84821.7%
Mullen-Hall School43801.1%
Nauset Regional High School17800.1%
Nauset Regional Middle School05280%
North Falmouth Elementary School03150%
Oak Ridge School26740.3%
Orleans Elementary School11450.7%
Provincetown Schools School11420.7%
Quashnet School253986.3%
Sandwich Middle High School19280.1%
Station Avenue Elementary School24170.5%
Stony Brook Elementary School02300%
Teaticket School52651.9%
Truro Central School0990%
Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School67690.8%
Wellfleet Elementary School0980%
West Barnstable Elementary School02640%
West Villages Elementary School04010%

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