Smith Vocational and Agricultural High

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High operates as a cozy four-year high school in Northampton, Massachusetts, overseen by Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural. Current enrollment sits at 587 students spanning grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 777 students per school, that is 24% smaller than typical.

Smith Vocational and Agricultural High is a school of Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Smith Vocational and Agricultural High reports that 81% of students identify as White, making the school strongly White-majority. Other groups include 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. Compared to Hampshire County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 65 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 23.4:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Hampshire County shows the typical household earns roughly $87,001 per year, roughly 52% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Smith Vocational and Agricultural High is one of 45 public schools in Hampshire County (combined enrollment of about 16,626 students).

Nearest neighbor: Northampton High, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 18%: 498 students in 2018 compared to 587 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.