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B−

Frontier School District

Public school districtGrades 7–12Regional · 4 towns

Serves Deerfield, Sunderland, Conway and Whately.

Deerfield’s School Grade B− better than 53% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
588
Schools
1
Spent per student
$23,593
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Frontier School District

  • Its letter, B−: results better than 50% of Massachusetts districts
  • Spends 11% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 9.4% since 2020–21
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

B−: better than 50% of the 394 Massachusetts school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math above the state, 2021–22
B−
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The towns it serves, and their School Grades
B−Deerfield 5,147B−Sunderland 3,607B−Conway 1,750BWhately 1,622

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Deerfield. Grade by grade →

PK–6Deerfield ElementaryDeerfield School District
7–12Frontier RegionalThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency41%
State average 40.7% · 307 students tested
Reading / language arts48%
State average 43.7% · 308 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.2% · 92 in the class

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$23,593 per student · 11% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 40%Other 3%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 66%State 29%Federal 5%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
649’20
610’21
606’22
605’23
588’24

Down 9.4% since 2020–21.

Students
White 84%Hispanic 7%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%Black 2%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

1 public school. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with Massachusetts’s other public schools.

Frontier Regional
High · Grades 7–12 · South Deerfield
B+
588 students11:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Mohawk Trail School DistrictAshfield, Buckland, Shelburne
$29,406per student
Gill-Montague School DistrictMontague
$28,296per student
Hampshire School DistrictGoshen, Williamsburg
$23,904per student
Amherst-Pelham School DistrictLeverett
$31,061per student

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within Massachusetts.