Demographics
Framingham High School's racial/ethnic demographics for the 2011–2012 school year are as follows:
- African American-5.8%
- Asian-5.7%
- Hispanic-22.5%
- Native American-0.1%
- White-63.5%
- Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander-0.0%
- Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic-2.3%
As of 2009, approximately 20 percent of the school's white population (and 14 percent of the entire school population) is of Brazilian descent.
Other demographics:
- First Language not English-30.7%
- Limited English Proficient-6.6%
- Low-income-20.0%
- Special Education-16.6%
- Free Lunch-13.7%
- Reduced Lunch-6.3%
Framingham High School is a racially, ethnically, and economically diverse school and in part this relates to the town of Framingham being historically a hub for immigrants to the United States. The student body of Framingham High is made up of significant immigrant (or children of immigrant) populations from Brazil, the Caribbean, South and Central America, Russia, Asia, and Africa.
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