Enrollment Analysis: White students comprised 41.7% of Hampden County's student body in 2022-23 school year

TX Secretary of Education Patrick Tutwiler 2023 | Massachusetts Department of Education

By Springfield City Wire

Jul 10, 2024

There were 26,099 white students enrolled in Hampden County schools in the 2022-23 school year, 2.2% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Hampden County welcomed a total of 62,640 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white pupils comprised 41.7% of the total, making this group the second most represented ethnicity in the county.

Among the 156 schools in Hampden County, Agawam High School recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 856 students.

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 Hampden County in 2022-23 School Year

Enrollment Demographics in Hampden County Schools During 2022-23 School Year

School name	White Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% of Total
Abner Gibbs School	91	153	59.5%
Agawam Early Childhood Center	104	148	70.3%
Agawam High School	856	1,052	81.4%
Agawam Junior High School	401	518	77.4%
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	69	434	15.9%
Alice B. Beal Elementary School	38	299	12.7%
Arthur T. Talmadge School	21	232	9.1%
Balliet Preschool	11	149	7.4%
Barry School	192	345	55.7%
Belcher School	83	224	37.1%
Bellamy Middle School	391	776	50.4%
Benjamin J. Phelps School	255	308	82.8%
Birchland Park School	422	598	70.6%
Blueberry Hill School	279	392	71.2%
Bowe School	92	409	22.5%
Bowie School	163	275	59.3%
Brightwood School	22	471	4.7%
Brimfield Elementary School	264	287	92%
Center	348	424	82.1%
Chester Elementary School	119	125	95.2%
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	32	274	11.7%
Chicopee Academy	30	87	34.5%
Chicopee Comprehensive High School	672	1,206	55.7%
Chicopee High School	338	914	37%
Clifford M. Granger School	253	335	75.5%
Conservatory of the Arts	30	322	9.3%
Daniel B. Brunton School	67	357	18.8%
Dupont Middle School	311	696	44.7%
E. N. White Elementary School	99	413	24%
Early Childhood Education Center	6	179	3.4%
East Longmeadow High School	637	816	78.1%
East Street Elementary School	240	318	75.5%
Edward P. Boland School	26	551	4.7%
Elias Brookings School	8	270	3%
Emergence Academy	14	114	12.3%
Fairview Elementary School	125	369	33.9%
Forest Park Middle School	20	352	5.7%
Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center	100	133	75.2%
Frank H. Freedman School	27	277	9.7%
Franklin Ave School	76	166	45.8%
Frederick Harris School	88	581	15.1%
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College	2	26	7.7%
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community College	3	30	10%
Gen. John J. Stefanik School	112	389	28.8%
German Gerena Community School	20	589	3.4%
Glenbrook Middle School	231	332	69.6%
Glenwood School	33	288	11.5%
Glickman Elementary School	34	312	10.9%
Granite Valley School	342	396	86.4%
Green Meadows Elementary School	253	309	81.9%
H.B. Lawrence School	11	173	6.4%
Harris Brook Elementary School	496	642	77.3%
High School Of Commerce	98	1,103	8.9%
Highland School	298	370	80.5%
Hiram L. Dorman School	24	271	8.9%
Holland Elementary School	212	231	91.8%
Holyoke High School	198	1,515	13.1%
Holyoke Middle School	5	281	1.8%
Holyoke STEM Academy	40	290	13.8%
Homer Street School	10	405	2.5%
Impact Prep at Chestnut School	5	206	2.4%
Indian Orchard Elementary School	42	543	7.7%
James Clark School	239	307	77.9%
John Ashley Kindergarten	92	174	52.9%
John F. Kennedy Middle School	33	390	8.5%
John J. Duggan Academy	93	815	11.4%
John R. Fausey School	256	411	62.3%
Joseph Metcalf School	71	373	19%
Kelly Elementary School	12	325	3.7%
Kensington International School	6	248	2.4%
Kiley Academy	26	315	8.3%
Kiley Prep School	25	266	9.4%
Lambert-Lavoie School	128	241	53.1%
Liberty Preparatory Academy	5	8	62.5%
Liberty School	32	251	12.7%
Lincoln School	20	448	4.5%
Litwin School	164	331	49.5%
Longmeadow High School	679	904	75.1%
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School	35	399	8.8%
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School	90	337	26.7%
Ludlow Senior High School	667	795	83.9%
Mapleshade School	216	292	74%
Margaret C. Ells Elementary School	10	160	6.3%
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School	47	298	15.8%
Mary M. Lynch School	15	219	6.8%
Mary M. Walsh School	34	261	13%
Mary O. Pottenger School	35	395	8.9%
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School	37	360	10.3%
Meadow Brook School	388	566	68.6%
Memorial School	71	198	35.9%
Mile Tree Elementary School	301	354	85%
Milton Bradley School	19	515	3.7%
Minnechaug Regional High School	766	984	77.8%
Mittineague School	102	149	68.5%
Monson High School	245	295	83.1%
Morgan Full Service Community School	5	285	1.8%
Mountain View School	210	269	78.1%
Munger Hill School	248	340	72.9%
Old Mill Pond School	464	599	77.5%
Palmer High School	379	535	70.8%
Paper Mill School	219	341	64.2%
Pathfinder Vocational Technical School	545	640	85.2%
Paul R. Baird Middle School	395	516	76.6%
Philip G. Coburn School	256	534	47.9%
Powder Mill School	339	384	88.3%
Quarry Hill Community School	121	130	93.1%
Rebecca M. Johnson School	23	579	4%
Rise Academy at Van Sickle	13	241	5.4%
Roberta G. Doering School	416	512	81.3%
Robinson Park School	209	277	75.5%
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy	107	1,360	7.9%
Samuel Bowles School	24	225	10.7%
Soule Road School	260	310	83.9%
South End Middle School	5	187	2.7%
Southampton Road School	223	325	68.6%
Southwick Regional School	563	625	90.1%
Springfield Central High School	165	2,095	7.9%
Springfield High School	28	203	13.8%
Springfield High School of Science and Technology	70	1,087	6.4%
Springfield International Academy at Johnson	4	31	12.9%
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech	0	88	0%
Springfield Legacy Academy	1	321	0.3%
Springfield Middle School	2	20	10%
Springfield Public Day Elementary School	1	32	3.1%
Springfield Public Day High School	5	61	8.2%
Springfield Public Day Middle School	6	51	11.8%
Springfield Realization Academy	3	133	2.3%
Springfield Transition Academy	12	101	11.9%
STEM Middle Academy	29	297	9.8%
Stony Hill School	256	303	84.5%
Streiber Memorial School	131	226	58%
Sumner Avenue School	40	460	8.7%
Szetela Early Childhood Center	116	222	52.3%
Tatham School	170	230	73.9%
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School	87	631	13.8%
The Springfield Virtual School	33	430	7.7%
Thomas M. Balliet School	32	277	11.6%
Van Sickle Academy	22	256	8.6%
Wales Elementary School	90	96	93.8%
Warner School	25	250	10%
Washington School	31	420	7.4%
West Springfield Early Childhood	41	89	46.1%
West Springfield High School	738	1,186	62.2%
West Springfield Middle School	571	897	63.7%
Westfield High School	728	1,027	70.9%
Westfield Intermediate School	478	668	71.6%
Westfield Middle School	500	691	72.4%
Westfield Technical Academy	445	543	82%
Westfield Virtual School	45	79	57%
White Street School	19	417	4.6%
Wilbraham Middle School	482	599	80.5%
William N. DeBerry School	10	244	4.1%
William R. Peck School	19	192	9.9%
Williams Middle School	203	282	72%
Wolf Swamp Road School	321	444	72.3%
Woodland School	268	313	85.6%