Pathfinder Vocational Technical

Located at 240 Sykes Street, in Palmer, Massachusetts, Pathfinder Vocational Technical is an intimate secondary school that educates 660 students (grades 9 through 12), part of Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical.

Pathfinder Vocational Technical sits inside Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

Demographically, Pathfinder Vocational Technical shows that 83% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 11% Hispanic, 4% multiracial. That is visibly more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 64%.

On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.9:1. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Hampden County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $71,306 per year, about 29% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Hampden County's 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), Pathfinder Vocational Technical is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Old Mill Pond, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 2 other public schools cluster around Pathfinder Vocational Technical.

Pathfinder Vocational Technical operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. Pathfinder Vocational Technical's enrollment has rose 7% since 2018, when it stood at 614 (now 660). Over the same period, the White share decreased from 90% to 83%. Class-load math has widened: from 8.3:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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