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Westfield Technical Academy
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SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About Westfield Technical Academy
Westfield Technical Academy is one of the modestly sized 9-12 campuss in Westfield, Massachusetts, one of the schools within Westfield, with 557 students on its rolls from grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 777 students per school, that is 28% leaner than typical.
Westfield Technical Academy is one of 12 schools operated by Westfield, a district that instructs 4,834 students overall.
Looking at the student body, Westfield Technical Academy records that 80% of the student body identifies as White. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Hampden County as a whole is about 64% White, so the school skews considerably more White than its surroundings.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 59 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.5:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 23.4:1, putting Westfield Technical Academy tighter than the state norm the norm.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Hampden County put median household earnings sit near $71,306, roughly 29% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 12% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Hampden County runs 168 public schools (combined enrollment of about 68,540 students), of which Westfield Technical Academy is one.
The closest other public school is Franklin Ave, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Westfield Technical Academy.
Geographically, the school is in a residential area.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count climbed 3%: 541 students in 2018 compared to 557 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 8% to 15% across the same window.
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