Norfolk Reporter

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

Of the 97,422 students attending classes within Norfolk County school districts, 62.5% were white. Asian students made up the second largest ethnic group among Norfolk County's school districts, making up 13.3% of the student body.

In the previous school year, white students were also the most common ethnicity in Norfolk County school districts, representing 64.1% of the student body.

Holbrook Public Schools had the most even distribution of races among county school districts, which included 45% of white students, 23.4% of African American students, 17.3% of Hispanic students, 7.9% of multiracial students, and 0.2% of Native American students.

In the 2022-23 school year, the total number of students enrolled in school districts in the county increased 0.5% compared to the previous year.

The main offices of all school districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Norfolk County.

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.

District	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Avon Public Schools	White	38.5%	730
Bellingham Public Schools	White	79.1%	2,007
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School District	White	51.1%	920
Braintree Public Schools	White	59.2%	5,305
Public Schools of Brookline	White	49.9%	7,060
Canton Public Schools	White	63.2%	3,219
Cohasset Public Schools	White	91.7%	1,406
Dedham Public Schools	White	67.8%	2,555
Dover Public Schools	White	72.3%	502
Dover Sherborn Public Schools	White	71.4%	1,151
Foxborough Public Schools	White	74.6%	2,454
Franklin Public Schools	White	80.5%	4,711
Holbrook Public Schools	White	45%	1,310
King Philip Regional School District	White	84.8%	1,812
Medfield Public Schools	White	85.8%	2,513
Medway Public Schools	White	82.7%	2,108
Millis Public Schools	White	79.9%	1,206
Milton Public Schools	White	66.6%	4,321
Needham Public Schools	White	72.6%	5,525
Norfolk Public Schools	White	89.1%	1,016
Norfolk County Agricultural School District	White	92.8%	580
Norwood Public Schools	White	56.7%	3,486
Plainville Public Schools	White	77.2%	648
Quincy Public Schools	Asian	39.3%	9,649
Randolph Public School District	African American	50%	2,563
Sharon Public Schools	White	50.6%	3,542
Sherborn School District	White	77.6%	401
Stoughton Public Schools	White	46.3%	3,578
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District	White	55.3%	2,940
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School District	White	81.2%	957
Walpole Public Schools	White	76.8%	3,649
Wellesley Public Schools	White	65.2%	4,158
Westwood Public Schools	White	73.3%	2,890
Weymouth Public Schools	White	65.6%	5,599
Wrentham Public Schools	White	83%	951