Springfield City Wire

There were 25,466 white students enrolled in Hampden County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 2.5% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Hampden County districts welcomed a total of 61,901 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, white pupils comprised 41.1% of the student body to be the second most represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 14 districts in Hampden County, Westfield Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of white students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 3,457 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Hampden 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 White Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Agawam Public Schools	79.1%	3,457
Chicopee Public Schools	45.5%	6,710
East Longmeadow Public Schools	73.8%	2,541
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District	81.2%	2,859
Holyoke Public Schools	12.7%	4,943
Longmeadow Public Schools	74.3%	2,778
Ludlow Public Schools	79.3%	2,271
Monson Public Schools	86.1%	821
Palmer Public School District	74.3%	1,134
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District	85.2%	640
Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	88.6%	1,322
Springfield Public Schools	8.3%	23,721
West Springfield Public Schools	59.5%	3,868
Westfield Public Schools	71.5%	4,836