Dupont Middle

Dupont Middle is one of the mid-sized middle-grades schools in Chicopee, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Chicopee, with 683 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. That puts it 25% larger than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 547 students.

Across the 15 schools in Chicopee (6,755 students total), Dupont Middle accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Dupont Middle shows that 46% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 43% White, 6% Black, 3% multiracial, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 27% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.5:1. The state averages around 11.5:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, Hampden County reports that median household income runs about $71,306, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Dupont Middle is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

Chicopee High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies a residential site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 9%: 750 students in 2018 compared to 683 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 43% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

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