Paper Mill

Paper Mill is a close-knit primary school in Westfield, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Westfield. The school teaches 312 students in grades K through 4.

Across the 12 schools in Westfield (4,834 students total), Paper Mill accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Paper Mill records that the largest single group is White, at 64% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 24% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Black. Compared to Hampden County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.2:1. The state averages around 12.2:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Hampden County indicate the typical household earns roughly $71,306 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 12%. Paper Mill is one of 168 public schools in Hampden County (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students).

Southampton Road is the nearest neighboring public school, about 2.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Paper Mill.

The school occupies a commuter-belt site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Paper Mill's enrollment has fell 24% since 2018, when it stood at 412 (now 312). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 69% to 64%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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