Charles McCann Vocational Technical

Located at 70 Hodges Cross Rd, in North Adams, Massachusetts, Charles McCann Vocational Technical is a low-enrollment high school that caters to 514 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical. Enrollment runs roughly 34% smaller than the state mean of about 777.

Northern Berkshire Regional Vocational Technical is the operating authority for Charles McCann Vocational Technical, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

Demographically, Charles McCann Vocational Technical records that 94% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Beyond that, the school reports 2% Hispanic. By comparison, Berkshire County as a whole is about 86% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Berkshire County) records that median household income runs about $76,013, roughly 40% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 7% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Charles McCann Vocational Technical is one of 50 public schools in Berkshire County (combined enrollment of about 14,704 students).

Nearest neighbor: Drury High, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Charles McCann Vocational Technical.

The campus sits in a rural setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 5%: 488 students in 2018 compared to 514 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.