Massachusetts enrolled mainly white students in 2022-23 school year

In the 2022-23 school year, white students were the most represented ethnicity in Massachusetts schools, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

There were 497,071 white students enrolled, making up 54.4% of the student body in Massachusetts.

The proportion of white students enrolled in the state fell from the year before.

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander students were the least represented ethnic group among Massachusetts students.

Nantucket County had the most even distribution of races within its student body among all counties in the state, including 44.3% white, 41.1% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% Black or African American, 4.7% multiracial, 1.4% Asian, and 0.1% American Indian or Alaska Native.

The number of students attending the state’s schools in the 2022-23 school year grew to 913,735.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2023-24, representing 53% of the state’s student body.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students saw the highest high school dropout rates.

Underrepresentation is found among educators in Massachusetts as well. The Rennie Center reported that only 7.8% of teachers identified as people of color in 2022.