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C+

Easthampton School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12

Serves Easthampton.

Easthampton’s School Grade C+ better than 38% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,368
Schools
2
Spent per student
$18,810
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
The gist

What stands out about Easthampton School District

  • Its letter, C+: results better than 38% of Massachusetts districts
  • Spends 29% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C+: better than 38% 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 below the state, 2021–22
C
GraduationFour-year graduation above the state, class of 2023
C
The town it serves, and its School Grade
C+Easthampton 15,851

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Easthampton. Grade by grade →

PK–8Mountain View SchoolThis district
9–12Easthampton HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency37%
State average 40.7% · 735 students tested
Reading / language arts39%
State average 43.7% · 741 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)90–94%
State average 89.2% · 98 in the class

97% 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
$18,810 per student · 29% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 61%Support & administration 39%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 54%State 39%Federal 8%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,413’22
1,397’23
1,368’24

Down 3.2% since 2022–23.

Students
White 75%Hispanic 16%Two or more races 6%Asian 2%Black 1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Mountain View School
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Easthampton
991 students12:1
Easthampton High
High · Grades 9–12 · Easthampton
B+
377 students10:1

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

Hadley School DistrictHadley
$26,748per student
Hampshire School DistrictSouthampton
$23,904per student
Holyoke School DistrictHolyoke
$25,611per student
Northampton School DistrictNorthampton
$23,711per 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.