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There were 1,422 multiracial students enrolled in Barnstable County 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 1,422 multiracial students enrolled in Barnstable County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 10.5% 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, multiracial pupils comprised 6.6% of the total, making this group the third most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 47 schools in Barnstable County, Barnstable High School recorded the highest enrollment of multiracial students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 111 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 nameMultiracial Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment in 2022-23% of Total
Barnstable Community Innovation School202906.9%
Barnstable High School1111,7636.3%
Barnstable Intermediate School396516%
Barnstable United Elementary School617358.3%
Bourne High School163514.6%
Bourne Intermediate School243706.5%
Bourne Middle School274316.3%
Bournedale Elementary School4040210%
Cape Cod Region Vocational Technical School276664.1%
Centerville Elementary School2824711.3%
Chatham Elementary School91516%
Dennis-Yarmouth Intermediate School284546.2%
Dennis-Yarmouth Middle School424768.8%
Dennis-Yarmouth Regional High School568886.3%
East Falmouth Elementary School212827.4%
Eastham Elementary School151868.1%
Eddy Elementary School132016.5%
Enoch Cobb Early Learning Center1815711.5%
Ezra H. Baker Innovation School253407.4%
Falmouth High School457665.9%
Forestdale School165403%
Harwich Elementary School434779%
Hyannis West Elementary School3533010.6%
Kenneth Coombs School4439011.3%
Lawrence School244775%
Marguerite E. Small Elementary School232828.2%
Mashpee Middle-High School516557.8%
Monomoy Regional High School307024.3%
Monomoy Regional Middle School254395.7%
Morse Pond School404828.3%
Mullen-Hall School313808.2%
Nauset Regional High School247803.1%
Nauset Regional Middle School305285.7%
North Falmouth Elementary School183155.7%
Oak Ridge School106741.5%
Orleans Elementary School81455.5%
Provincetown Schools School131429.2%
Quashnet School5439813.6%
Sandwich Middle High School169281.7%
Station Avenue Elementary School204174.8%
Stony Brook Elementary School172307.4%
Teaticket School242659.1%
Truro Central School199919.2%
Upper Cape Cod Vocational Technical School597697.7%
Wellfleet Elementary School109810.2%
West Barnstable Elementary School252649.5%
West Villages Elementary School4840112%

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