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Mount Greylock School District

Public school districtGrades PK–12Regional · 3 towns

Serves Williamstown, Lanesborough and New Ashford.

Williamstown’s School Grade A− better than 83% of Massachusetts school districts

Students
1,177
Schools
3
Spent per student
$23,323
MA $26,530
Students per teacher
11:1
Debt
$25.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Mount Greylock School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 83% of Massachusetts districts
  • Math proficiency 17 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 19 pts above the state
  • Graduation rate 8 pts above the state
  • Spends 12% less per student than the MA average
  • 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment up 7.7% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $25.3M, about $21,483 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 83% 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 well above the state, 2021–22
A−
GraduationFour-year graduation well above the state, class of 2023
B+
The towns it serves, and their School Grades

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Williamstown. Grade by grade →

PK–6Williamstown ElementaryThis district
7–12Mt Greylock Regional HighThis district

Test scores vs. MA

2021–22 · class of 2023
Math proficiency58%
State average 40.7% · 644 students tested
Reading / language arts63%
State average 43.7% · 648 students tested
Graduation rate (4-year)95–100%
State average 89.2% · 85 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
$23,323 per student · 12% below MA
Spending
Classroom instruction 64%Support & administration 36%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 68%State 28%Federal 4%

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

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

Enrollment over time
1,093’20
1,153’21
1,198’22
1,213’23
1,177’24

Up 7.7% since 2020–21.

Students
White 82%Hispanic 8%Two or more races 4%Asian 3%Black 3%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

Schools in the district

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

Nearby districts

Compare spending and schools next door.

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.