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2.8% more students enrolled in Nantucket Public Schools in 2022-23 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.mass.gov/info-details/secretary-of-education#:~:text=As%20Massachusetts%20Secretary%20of%20Education,the%20University%20of%20Massachusetts%20system.

There were 1,718 students enrolled in Nantucket Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.8% more than the year before, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 50.8% identified as male and 49.2% identified themselves as female.

Nantucket Public Schools registered the 157th-largest enrollment in the state.

Nantucket Public Schools roughly covers schools within Nantucket County, and has a main office in Nantucket.

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.

Under representation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

Enrollment in Nantucket Public Schools Over 4 Years
02004006008001,0001,2001,4001,6002022-232021-222020-212019-201,7181,7181,6721,6721,6661,6661,6781,678

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Cyrus Peirce421380-9.7%
Nantucket Elementary3794128.7%
Nantucket High5545865.8%
Nantucket Intermediate School3183406.9%

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