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Norfolk County Education: 8,217 African American students were enrolled in districts 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 8,217 African American students enrolled in Norfolk County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 4.4% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Norfolk County districts welcomed a total of 97,422 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, African American pupils comprised 8.4% of the student body to be the fourth most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 35 districts in Norfolk County, Randolph Public School District recorded the highest enrollment of African American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 1,281 students.

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

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 Norfolk County in 2022-23 School Year

White (62.5%)Asian (13.3%)Hispanic (9.8%)African American (8.4%)Multiracial (5.4%)Ethnicities < 5% (0.6%)

Enrollment Demographics in Norfolk County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District% of African American Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Avon Public Schools36.6%730
Bellingham Public Schools2.5%2,007
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School District19.6%920
Braintree Public Schools5.2%5,305
Canton Public Schools11.7%3,219
Cohasset Public Schools2.6%1,406
Dedham Public Schools7.7%2,555
Dover Public Schools3.4%502
Dover Sherborn Public Schools2.9%1,151
Foxborough Public Schools7.5%2,454
Franklin Public Schools2.5%4,711
Holbrook Public Schools23.4%1,310
King Philip Regional School District2.8%1,812
Medfield Public Schools1.4%2,513
Medway Public Schools1.7%2,108
Millis Public Schools1.3%1,206
Milton Public Schools12.5%4,321
Needham Public Schools3.3%5,525
Norfolk County Agricultural School District2.1%580
Norfolk Public Schools1.6%1,016
Norwood Public Schools12.5%3,486
Plainville Public Schools5.6%648
Public Schools of Brookline6.4%7,060
Quincy Public Schools8.4%9,649
Randolph Public School District50%2,563
Sharon Public Schools5.5%3,542
Sherborn School District4%401
Stoughton Public Schools24.3%3,578
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District11.2%2,940
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School District2.2%957
Walpole Public Schools4%3,649
Wellesley Public Schools3.8%4,158
Westwood Public Schools2.1%2,890
Weymouth Public Schools8.4%5,599
Wrentham Public Schools2%951

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