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Assabet Valley Regional Vocational/Technical School District enrolls mainly white students 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

White was the most represented ethnicity among Assabet Valley Regional Vocational/Technical School District students in the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

In total, there were 785 white students enrolled, accounting for 69.6% of the district's student body.

The number of white students attending schools in the district decreased 4.7% from the previous school year.

Meanwhile, Asian and American Indian or Alaska Native students were the least represented ethnic group within the schools in Assabet Valley Regional Vocational/Technical School District.

Assabet Valley Regional Vocational/Technical School District roughly covers schools within Middlesex County, and has a main office in Marlborough.

The total number of students attending the district’s schools fell to 1,128 over the 2022-23 school year.

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.

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

Students’ Ethnicity Percentage in Assabet Valley Regional Vocational/Technical School District in 2022-23 School Year

Ethnic groupPercent of Total Student Body
White69.6%
Hispanic or Latino24.7%
Multiracial3.2%
Black or African American2.1%
Asian0.2%
American Indian or Alaska Native0.2%

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