Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School

As a close-knit 9-12 campus in South Hadley, Massachusetts, Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School serves 397 students from grades 7 through 12, overseen by Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public. That puts it 49% smaller than the typical public school in Massachusetts, which averages around 777 students.

Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School is a school of Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

In terms of who attends, Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School lists that the most-represented group is White (55%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 8% Black, 7% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 82% White, putting the school's mix noticeably less White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 23.4:1 average.

Across the wider county, Hampshire County reports that the typical household earns roughly $87,001 per year, about 52% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 6%. In all, Hampshire County runs 45 public schools (combined enrollment of about 16,626 students), of which Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School is one.

South Hadley High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 1.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School.

Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School operates from a residential location. Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Five-year trend. Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter Public School's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 401 (now 397). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 14% to 27%.

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