Northfield Elementary

Located at 104 Main Street, in Northfield, Massachusetts, Northfield Elementary is an one-room-style primary school that hosts 141 students (grades pre-K through 6), operated by Pioneer Valley. Compared to the state average of about 381 students per school, that is 63% smaller than typical.

Pioneer Valley comprises 3 schools with combined enrollment of 581 students; Northfield Elementary is among them.

Looking at the student body, Northfield Elementary lists that the student body is overwhelmingly White (91%); the rest breaks down as 4% multiracial, 4% Hispanic. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.2:1 average.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Franklin County put the typical household earns roughly $74,907 per year, 41% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 7%. Northfield Elementary is one of 36 public schools in Franklin County (combined enrollment of about 8,666 students).

The closest other public school is Pioneer Valley Regional, roughly 1.8 miles away. Within five miles, there are 2 other public schools.

The school occupies an outlying site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Northfield Elementary has fell 24%, going from 186 students in 2018 to 141 in 2025.

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