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Chicopee Public Schools enrollment falls 1.3% in 2022-23 school year

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Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

Patrick Tutwiler Massachusetts Secretary of Education | https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/bcnews/nation-world-society/education/lynch-school-graduate-named-mass-education-secretary.html

There were 6,710 students enrolled in Chicopee Public Schools in the 2022-23 school year, 1.3% fewer than the year before, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.5% identified as male, 46.3% identified as female, and 0.1% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Chicopee Public Schools registered the 21st-largest enrollment in the state.

Chicopee Public Schools roughly covers schools within Hampden County, and has a main office in Chicopee.

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.

Under representation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

Enrollment in Chicopee Public Schools Over 4 Years
01,4002,8004,2005,6007,0002022-232021-222020-212019-206,7106,7106,7966,7966,8506,8507,2687,268

School nameTotal Enrollment in 2021-2022Total Enrollment in 2022-2023% Change
Barry377345-8.5%
Belcher229224-2.2%
Bellamy Middle817776-5%
Bowe444409-7.9%
Bowie2702751.9%
Chicopee Academy798710.1%
Chicopee Comprehensive High School1,1541,2064.5%
Chicopee High925914-1.2%
Dupont Middle753696-7.6%
Fairview Elementary407369-9.3%
Gen John J Stefanik32038921.6%
Lambert-Lavoie257241-6.2%
Litwin334331-0.9%
Streiber Memorial School227226-0.4%
Szetela Early Childhood Center2032229.4%

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