Norfolk Reporter

There were 151 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students enrolled in Norfolk County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% less 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, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander pupils comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 35 districts in Norfolk County, Franklin Public Schools and Quincy Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 28 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 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Avon Public Schools	0%	730
Bellingham Public Schools	0.3%	2,007
Blue Hills Regional Vocational Technical School District	0%	920
Braintree Public Schools	0.2%	5,305
Canton Public Schools	0.2%	3,219
Cohasset Public Schools	0%	1,406
Dedham Public Schools	0%	2,555
Dover Public Schools	0%	502
Dover Sherborn Public Schools	0%	1,151
Foxborough Public Schools	0%	2,454
Franklin Public Schools	0.6%	4,711
Holbrook Public Schools	0%	1,310
King Philip Regional School District	0%	1,812
Medfield Public Schools	0%	2,513
Medway Public Schools	0.1%	2,108
Millis Public Schools	0.1%	1,206
Milton Public Schools	0%	4,321
Needham Public Schools	0.1%	5,525
Norfolk County Agricultural School District	0.2%	580
Norfolk Public Schools	0%	1,016
Norwood Public Schools	0.8%	3,486
Plainville Public Schools	0%	648
Public Schools of Brookline	0%	7,060
Quincy Public Schools	0.3%	9,649
Randolph Public School District	0.2%	2,563
Sharon Public Schools	0.1%	3,542
Sherborn School District	0%	401
Stoughton Public Schools	0.3%	3,578
TEC Connections Academy Commonwealth Virtual School District	0.3%	2,940
Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical School District	0%	957
Walpole Public Schools	0.1%	3,649
Wellesley Public Schools	0%	4,158
Westwood Public Schools	0.1%	2,890
Weymouth Public Schools	0.1%	5,599
Wrentham Public Schools	0.1%	951