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Agawam Junior High
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Agawam Junior High
Agawam Junior High, a medium-sized junior high in Feeding Hills, Massachusetts, overseen by Agawam, teaches 527 students, covering grades 7 through 8.
Agawam comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,461 students; Agawam Junior High is among them.
Demographically, Agawam Junior High records that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. The remainder is composed of 11% Hispanic, 3% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. By comparison, Hampden County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Agawam Junior High lists 60 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 8.8:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Hampden County put median household earnings sit near $71,306, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hampden County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), Agawam Junior High is one campus in the mix.
Clifford M Granger is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.
Agawam Junior High operates from an outer-ring location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Agawam Junior High's enrollment has decreased 8% since 2018, when it stood at 573 (now 527).
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