Norfolk Reporter

There were 9,582 Hispanic students enrolled in Norfolk County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 10% 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, Hispanic pupils comprised 9.8% of the student body to be the third most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 35 districts in Norfolk County, Quincy Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Hispanic students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 858 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.

District	% of Hispanic Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Avon Public Schools	14.1%	730
Bellingham Public Schools	11.9%	2,007
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School District	18.4%	920
Braintree Public Schools	6.7%	5,305
Canton Public Schools	7%	3,219
Cohasset Public Schools	1.8%	1,406
Dedham Public Schools	17%	2,555
Dover Public Schools	4.6%	502
Dover Sherborn Public Schools	6%	1,151
Foxborough Public Schools	8.6%	2,454
Franklin Public Schools	6.2%	4,711
Holbrook Public Schools	17.3%	1,310
King Philip Regional School District	5.5%	1,812
Medfield Public Schools	4.5%	2,513
Medway Public Schools	8.1%	2,108
Millis Public Schools	11%	1,206
Milton Public Schools	6.5%	4,321
Needham Public Schools	7%	5,525
Norfolk County Agricultural School District	0.2%	580
Norfolk Public Schools	3.2%	1,016
Norwood Public Schools	19.4%	3,486
Plainville Public Schools	8.8%	648
Public Schools of Brookline	11.3%	7,060
Quincy Public Schools	8.9%	9,649
Randolph Public School District	17.2%	2,563
Sharon Public Schools	6.2%	3,542
Sherborn School District	4.5%	401
Stoughton Public Schools	17.1%	3,578
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District	21.5%	2,940
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School District	11.2%	957
Walpole Public Schools	7.7%	3,649
Wellesley Public Schools	6.4%	4,158
Westwood Public Schools	6.4%	2,890
Weymouth Public Schools	14.1%	5,599
Wrentham Public Schools	6.6%	951