Bristol County Education: 186 Native American students were enrolled in districts in 2022-23 school year

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

By Bristol Reporter

Aug 17, 2024

There were 186 Native American students enrolled in Bristol County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 8.8% 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, Native American pupils comprised 0.2% of the student body to be the second least represented ethnicity in the county districts.

Among the 23 districts in Bristol County, New Bedford Public Schools recorded the highest enrollment of Native American students in the 2022-23 school year, with a total of 50 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

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

District	% of Native American Students Enrolment	Total Enrollment
Acushnet Public Schools	0.5%	963
Attleboro Public Schools	0.3%	5,926
Berkley Public Schools	0.1%	852
Bristol County Agricultural School District	0.2%	549
Bristol-Plymouth Regional Vocational Technical School District	0.1%	1,310
Dartmouth Public Schools	0%	3,370
Dighton-Rehoboth Regional School District	0.1%	2,477
Easton Public Schools	0.3%	3,410
Fairhaven Public Schools	0.5%	1,826
Fall River Public Schools	0.2%	10,447
Greater Fall River Regional Vocational Technical School District	0.6%	1,412
Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational Technical School District	0.2%	2,095
Mansfield School District	0.1%	3,431
New Bedford Public Schools	0.4%	12,522
North Attleborough Public Schools	0.2%	3,916
Norton School District	0.1%	2,366
Seekonk Public Schools	0%	2,062
Somerset Berkley Regional School District	0.4%	1,003
Somerset Public Schools	0.2%	1,615
Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical School District	0%	1,558
Swansea Public Schools	0.4%	1,988
Taunton Public Schools	0.4%	7,905
Westport Community Schools	0.1%	1,446