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How many Asian students were enrolled in Bristol County districts in 2022-23 school year?

Secretary of education patrick tutwiler 2023

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

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

There were 1,916 Asian students enrolled in Bristol County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 1.5% more than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Data showed that Bristol County districts welcomed a total of 74,449 students during the 2022-23 school year. Among them, Asian pupils comprised 2.6% of the student body to be the third least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 23 districts in Bristol County, Fall River Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Asian students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 344 students.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Bristol 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.

Ethnicities in Bristol County in 2022-23 School Year

White (63.2%)Hispanic (18.7%)African American (9.6%)Multiracial (5.5%)Ethnicities < 5% (3%)

Enrollment Demographics in Bristol County Districts During 2022-23 School Year

District% of Asian Students EnrolmentTotal Enrollment
Acushnet Public Schools0.6%963
Attleboro Public Schools4.5%5,926
Berkley Public Schools0.5%852
Bristol County Agricultural School District0.2%549
Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical School District0.8%1,310
Dartmouth Public Schools1.2%3,370
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District1.7%2,477
Easton Public Schools3.7%3,410
Fairhaven Public Schools2.1%1,826
Fall River Public Schools3.3%10,447
Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical School District2.2%1,412
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School District1%2,095
Mansfield School District8.3%3,431
New Bedford Public Schools0.7%12,522
North Attleborough Public Schools8.2%3,916
Norton School District1.9%2,366
Seekonk Public Schools3.6%2,062
Somerset Berkley Regional School District1.4%1,003
Somerset Public Schools2%1,615
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical School District1.2%1,558
Swansea Public Schools1.2%1,988
Taunton Public Schools1%7,905
Westport Community Schools0.8%1,446

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