Total enrollment
68,084
-4,986 (-7%) vs SY 2017-18
Hampden County
Massachusetts · Public K-12
Public-school families in Hampden County pick from 168 schools serving the county's roughly 68,540 K-12 students, with a mix of 95 elementary, 30 middle, and 37 high.
7-year change in Hampden County
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25School count
161
0 (0%) vs SY 2017-18
% White
38%
was 45%
% Hispanic
46%
was 40%
% Black
10%
was 10%
% Asian
3%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
Schools
168
29 districts
Enrollment
68,540
NCES CCD
Median income
$71,306
Below Massachusetts avg
Free/reduced lunch
·
Enrollment-weighted
Elementary
95
31,143 students
Middle
30
12,120 students
High
37
23,516 students
Combined / other
6
1,761 students
LARGEST DISTRICT
Springfield
23,670 students · 29 districts in Hampden County
County vs. school enrollment demographics
Left bar is the racial makeup of Hampden County residents (Census ACS 5-year). Right bar is the enrollment-weighted makeup of public schools in the county (NCES CCD). NCES systematically under-reports Hispanic, Pacific Islander, and Native American enrollment for many schools; where the resident share is meaningful but the reported school share is zero, we mark the school bar "not reported".
County residents
School enrollment
Bachelor's+
29.3%
adults 25+
Poverty rate
12.0%
ACS 5-year
Unemployment
6.0%
civilian labor
Median age
40
20.9% under 18
Test scores in Hampden County
Latest 2024-25 ELA proficiency, 133 schools ranked. Massachusetts state average: 43.8%.
Top 5 schools (ELA)
- Longmeadow High· 68.0%
- Williams Middle· 62.0%
- Glenbrook Middle· 60.0%
- Minnechaug Regional High· 60.0%
- Wolf Swamp Road· 58.0%
Lowest 5 schools (ELA)
- Springfield Legacy Academy· 2.0%
- Kelly Elementary· 4.0%
- Lincoln· 4.0%
- Springfield Public Day Middle School· 5.0%
- H.B. Lawrence School· 6.0%
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springfield Central High | Springfield | High | 09-12 | 1,983 | · |
| Holyoke High | Holyoke | High | 09-12 | 1,569 | · |
| Springfield International Charter School | Springfield | Combined | KG-12 | 1,511 | · |
| Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy | Springfield | High | 09-12 | 1,382 | · |
| West Springfield High | West Springfield | High | 09-12 | 1,231 | · |
| Chicopee Comprehensive High School | Chicopee | High | 09-12 | 1,192 | · |
| Springfield High School of Science and Technology | Springfield | High | 09-12 | 1,091 | · |
| Westfield High | Westfield | High | 09-12 | 1,034 | · |
| Agawam High | Agawam | High | 09-12 | 1,025 | · |
| Minnechaug Regional High | Wilbraham | High | 09-12 | 990 | · |
| High School Of Commerce | Springfield | High | 09-12 | 966 | · |
| Hampden Charter School of Science | Chicopee | High | 06-12 | 938 | · |
| Chicopee High | Chicopee | High | 09-12 | 918 | · |
| West Springfield Middle | West Springfield | Middle | 06-08 | 909 | · |
| Longmeadow High | Longmeadow | High | 09-12 | 897 | · |
| John J Duggan Academy | Springfield | High | 06-12 | 823 | · |
| Bellamy Middle | Chicopee | Middle | 06-08 | 776 | · |
| East Longmeadow High | East Longmeadow | High | 09-12 | 753 | · |
| Ludlow Senior High | Ludlow | High | 09-12 | 736 | · |
| Westfield Intermediate School | Westfield | Middle | 05-06 | 729 | · |
| Veritas Preparatory Charter School | Springfield | Middle | 05-11 | 712 | · |
| Holyoke Community Charter School | Holyoke | Elementary | KG-08 | 701 | · |
| Philip G Coburn | West Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 699 | · |
| Dupont Middle | Chicopee | Middle | 06-08 | 683 | · |
| Old Mill Pond | Palmer | Elementary | PK-06 | 677 | · |
| Westfield Middle School | Westfield | Middle | 07-08 | 671 | · |
| Pathfinder Vocational Technical | Palmer | High | 09-12 | 660 | · |
| German Gerena Community School | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 621 | · |
| Wilbraham Middle | Wilbraham | Middle | 06-08 | 613 | · |
| Harris Brook Elementary School | Ludlow | Elementary | 02-05 | 593 | · |
| The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning | Springfield | High | 06-12 | 593 | · |
| Birchland Park | East Longmeadow | Middle | 06-08 | 590 | · |
| Rebecca M Johnson | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 589 | · |
| Southwick Regional School | Southwick | High | 07-12 | 588 | · |
| Edward P. Boland School | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 587 | · |
| Indian Orchard Elementary | Indian Orchard | Elementary | PK-05 | 580 | · |
| Frederick Harris | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 570 | · |
| Libertas Academy Charter School | Springfield | High | 06-12 | 563 | · |
| Westfield Technical Academy | Westfield | High | 09-12 | 557 | · |
| Agawam Junior High | Feeding Hills | Middle | 07-08 | 527 | · |
| Roberta G. Doering School | Agawam | Middle | 05-06 | 522 | · |
| Meadow Brook | East Longmeadow | Elementary | PK-02 | 516 | · |
| Paul R Baird Middle | Ludlow | Middle | 06-08 | 513 | · |
| Sumner Avenue | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 490 | · |
| Benjamin Swan Elementary | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 486 | · |
| Springfield Preparatory Charter School | Springfield | Elementary | KG-08 | 486 | · |
| William N. DeBerry | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 483 | · |
| Kelly Elementary | Holyoke | Elementary | PK-05 | 464 | · |
| Lt Clayre Sullivan Elementary | Holyoke | Middle | 06-08 | 463 | · |
| Brightwood | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 456 | · |
| E N White Elementary | Holyoke | Elementary | PK-05 | 453 | · |
| John R Fausey | West Springfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 435 | · |
| Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School | Springfield | Elementary | PK-08 | 432 | · |
| Lincoln | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 431 | · |
| Washington | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 430 | · |
| Wolf Swamp Road | Longmeadow | Elementary | PK-05 | 429 | · |
| Palmer High | Palmer | High | 07-12 | 416 | · |
| Center | Longmeadow | Elementary | KG-05 | 412 | · |
| Bowe | Chicopee | Elementary | KG-05 | 411 | · |
| Granite Valley School | Monson | Elementary | 01-06 | 400 | · |
| Hampden Charter School of Science West | West Springfield | High | 06-12 | 394 | · |
| Gen John J Stefanik | Chicopee | Elementary | KG-05 | 392 | · |
| Baystate Academy Charter Public School | Springfield | High | 06-12 | 388 | · |
| Maurice A Donahue Elementary | Holyoke | Elementary | PK-05 | 388 | · |
| Fairview Elementary | Chicopee | Elementary | PK-05 | 387 | · |
| Milton Bradley School | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 385 | · |
| Powder Mill School | Southwick | Elementary | 03-06 | 383 | · |
| Emergence Academy | Springfield | High | 06-11 | 382 | · |
| White Street | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 378 | · |
| East Street Elementary School | Ludlow | Elementary | PK-01 | 368 | · |
| John F Kennedy Middle | Springfield | Middle | 06-08 | 366 | · |
| Mary O Pottenger | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 365 | · |
| Blueberry Hill | Longmeadow | Elementary | KG-05 | 362 | · |
| Clifford M Granger | Feeding Hills | Elementary | KG-04 | 361 | · |
| Barry | Chicopee | Elementary | KG-05 | 359 | · |
| Mile Tree Elementary | Wilbraham | Elementary | PK-01 | 355 | · |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Charter School of Excellence | Springfield | Elementary | KG-05 | 354 | · |
| Litwin | Chicopee | Elementary | KG-05 | 343 | · |
| Williams Middle | Longmeadow | Middle | 06-08 | 337 | · |
| Morgan Full Service Community School | Holyoke | Elementary | PK-05 | 334 | · |
| Glenbrook Middle | Longmeadow | Middle | 06-08 | 327 | · |
| Samuel Bowles | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 325 | · |
| Woodland School | Southwick | Elementary | PK-02 | 324 | · |
| Soule Road | Wilbraham | Elementary | 04-05 | 321 | · |
| Munger Hill | Westfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 320 | · |
| Lt Elmer J McMahon Elementary | Holyoke | Elementary | PK-05 | 317 | · |
| Stony Hill School | Wilbraham | Elementary | 02-03 | 317 | · |
| Daniel B Brunton | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 314 | · |
| Paper Mill | Westfield | Elementary | KG-04 | 312 | · |
| Glickman Elementary | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 310 | · |
| Southampton Road | Westfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 310 | · |
| H.B. Lawrence School | Holyoke | Elementary | PK-05 | 305 | · |
| Highland | Westfield | Elementary | PK-04 | 305 | · |
| Benjamin J Phelps | Agawam | Elementary | KG-04 | 304 | · |
| Elias Brookings | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 304 | · |
| Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School | Springfield | Elementary | PK-05 | 304 | · |
| Springfield Legacy Academy | Springfield | Middle | 06-08 | 299 | · |
| Kiley Prep | Springfield | Middle | 06-08 | 298 | · |
| James Clark School | Agawam | Elementary | KG-04 | 297 | · |
| Mapleshade | East Longmeadow | Elementary | 03-05 | 297 | · |
Cities in Hampden County
Springfield71 schoolsChicopee17 schoolsHolyoke14 schoolsWestfield13 schoolsWest Springfield10 schoolsAgawam6 schoolsLongmeadow6 schoolsEast Longmeadow5 schoolsWilbraham5 schoolsLudlow4 schoolsMonson3 schoolsPalmer3 schoolsSouthwick3 schoolsFeeding Hills2 schoolsBrimfield1 schoolChester1 schoolHampden1 schoolHolland1 schoolIndian Orchard1 schoolWales1 school
About Hampden County
Across the expansive Massachusetts county of Hampden County of about 462,815 residents, the public-school footprint covers 168 schools and about 68,540 students.
Looking at the wider area, census numbers show the median household earns about $71,306 a year, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. That income level is 30% noticeably below the Massachusetts median.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Hampden County covers 95 elementary schools (31,143 students), 30 middle schools (12,120), 37 high schools (23,516), and 6 combined or other schools.
Springfield is the biggest district by enrollment, covering about 23,670 students across Hampden County.
Looking at the last 7 years. Combined enrollment now sits at 68,084 students, shrank 7% from the 73,070 reported in SY 2017-18. Demographically, the White share of enrollment contracted from 45% to 38%.
On allk12, the community for Hampden County discusses open enrollment windows, redistricting talk, and busing logistics. Members of the local community share what they see day-to-day.
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DATA · Census ACS 5-year · NCES Common Core of Data