Springfield City Wire

Among the many ethnicities represented in Hampden County schools, the most prevalent ethnic group among students enrolled in the 2024-25 school year was Hispanic, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of the 62,273 pupils attending Hampden County schools, 43.7% were Hispanic. White students made up the second largest ethnic group, representing 40.1% of the Hampden County student body.

In the previous school year, Hispanic students were also the most common group in Hampden County schools, representing 43.6% of the student body.

Philip G. Coburn School had the most even distribution of races among county schools, with 49.4% white, 26.9% Hispanic, 8.3% Asian, 8.2% African American, 6.9% multiracial, and 0.1% Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander students.

In the 2024-25 school year, the total number of students enrolled in public schools in the county dropped by 0.6% compared to the previous school year.

Massachusetts spends more money on K-12 education per pupil than most other states, ranking fifth in the nation, according to a 2025 report. The state allocates over $24,000 per pupil, totaling $22.5 billion annually.

According to a 2025 analysis from WalletHub, Massachussetts education system was considered the best in the nation, based on factors such as class size, student performance, funding, school safety, and teacher qualifications.

School name	Most Prevalent Ethnicity	Percent of Total Student Body	Total Enrollment
Abner Gibbs School	White	64.3%	196
Agawam Early Childhood Center	White	79.3%	135
Agawam High School	White	78%	1,025
Agawam Junior High School	White	80.5%	527
Alfred G. Zanetti Montessori Magnet School	Hispanic	58.1%	432
Alice B. Beal Elementary School	Hispanic	56.2%	292
Arthur T. Talmadge School	Hispanic	65.3%	196
Balliet Preschool	Hispanic	68.7%	99
Barry School	White	51.3%	359
Belcher School	Hispanic	50.6%	245
Bellamy Middle School	White	47.3%	776
Benjamin J. Phelps School	White	75.7%	304
Birchland Park School	White	72%	590
Blueberry Hill School	White	72.9%	362
Bowe School	Hispanic	65%	411
Bowie School	White	56.2%	260
Brightwood School	Hispanic	88.4%	456
Brimfield Elementary School	White	88.4%	258
Center	White	77.7%	412
Chester Elementary School	White	90.4%	114
Chestnut Accelerated Middle School (Talented and Gifted)	Hispanic	58.9%	265
Chicopee Academy	Hispanic	59.8%	92
Chicopee Comprehensive High School	White	53.5%	1,192
Chicopee High School	Hispanic	53.7%	918
Clifford M. Granger School	White	77.6%	361
Conservatory of the Arts	Hispanic	69.3%	296
Daniel B. Brunton School	Hispanic	50%	314
Dupont Middle School	Hispanic	46.3%	683
E. N. White Elementary School	Hispanic	74.2%	453
Early Childhood Education Center	Hispanic	70.3%	165
East Longmeadow High School	White	72.9%	753
East Street Elementary School	White	71.7%	368
Edward P. Boland School	Hispanic	79.4%	587
Elias Brookings School	Hispanic	69.4%	304
Emergence Academy	Hispanic	49.5%	382
Fairview Elementary School	Hispanic	53.5%	387
Forest Park Middle School	Hispanic	66%	282
Fort Meadow Early Childhood Center	White	77.2%	162
Frank H. Freedman School	Hispanic	62.7%	252
Franklin Ave School	Hispanic	43.8%	176
Frederick Harris School	Hispanic	54.6%	570
Gateway to College at Holyoke Community College	Hispanic	52.4%	21
Gateway to College at Springfield Technical Community College	Hispanic	64%	25
Gen. John J. Stefanik School	Hispanic	62.5%	392
German Gerena Community School	Hispanic	77.8%	621
Glenbrook Middle School	White	69.4%	327
Glenwood School	Hispanic	76.4%	275
Glickman Elementary School	Hispanic	67.4%	310
Granite Valley School	White	87.8%	400
Green Meadows Elementary School	White	82.5%	285
H. B. Lawrence School	Hispanic	82.3%	305
Harris Brook Elementary School	White	72.7%	593
High School Of Commerce	Hispanic	70.5%	966
Highland School	White	82.3%	305
Hiram L. Dorman School	Hispanic	71.7%	279
Holland Elementary School	White	87.7%	212
Holyoke High School	Hispanic	82.5%	1,569
Holyoke STEM Academy	Hispanic	81.7%	289
Homer Street School	Hispanic	69.1%	486
Impact Prep at Chestnut School	Hispanic	78.8%	278
Indian Orchard Elementary School	Hispanic	63.8%	580
James Clark School	White	75.1%	297
John Ashley Kindergarten	White	52%	148
John F. Kennedy Middle School	Hispanic	70.8%	366
John J. Duggan Academy	Hispanic	59.3%	823
John R. Fausey School	White	59.1%	435
Joseph Metcalf School	Hispanic	80.8%	213
Kelly Elementary School	Hispanic	90.5%	464
Kensington International School	Hispanic	69.1%	278
Kiley Academy	Hispanic	61.6%	268
Kiley Prep School	Hispanic	59.4%	298
Lambert-Lavoie School	White	48.4%	246
Liberty Preparatory Academy	White	66.7%	6
Liberty School	Hispanic	75.2%	238
Lincoln School	Hispanic	82.4%	431
Litwin School	Hispanic	41.4%	343
Longmeadow High School	White	71.8%	897
Lt. Clayre Sullivan Elementary School	Hispanic	79.9%	463
Lt. Elmer J. McMahon Elementary School	Hispanic	69.1%	317
Ludlow Senior High School	White	77.6%	736
Mapleshade School	White	65%	297
Margaret C. Ells Elementary School	Hispanic	70.2%	141
Mary A. Dryden Veterans Memorial School	Hispanic	56.6%	304
Mary M. Lynch School	Hispanic	64.4%	216
Mary M. Walsh School	Hispanic	67.7%	232
Mary O. Pottenger School	Hispanic	77%	365
Maurice A. Donahue Elementary School	Hispanic	78.9%	388
Meadow Brook School	White	68.8%	516
Memorial School	Hispanic	42.9%	189
Mile Tree Elementary School	White	82.3%	355
Milton Bradley School	Hispanic	73%	385
Minnechaug Regional High School	White	74.1%	990
Mittineague School	White	57.3%	110
Monson High School	White	82.5%	280
Morgan Full Service Community School	Hispanic	85.6%	334
Mountain View School	White	75.9%	286
Munger Hill School	White	79.7%	320
Old Mill Pond School	White	74.6%	677
Palmer High School	White	70.2%	416
Paper Mill School	White	63.8%	312
Pathfinder Vocational Technical School	White	83.2%	660
Paul R. Baird Middle School	White	73.5%	513
Philip G. Coburn School	White	49.4%	699
Powder Mill School	White	85.6%	383
Quarry Hill Community School	White	82.5%	120
Rebecca M. Johnson School	Hispanic	73.7%	589
Rise Academy at Van Sickle	Hispanic	70.9%	206
Roberta G. Doering School	White	78.4%	522
Robinson Park School	White	75.2%	290
Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy	Hispanic	72.1%	1,382
Samuel Bowles School	Hispanic	67.7%	325
Soule Road School	White	80.4%	321
South End Middle School	Hispanic	73%	163
Southampton Road School	White	69.4%	310
Southwick Regional School	White	86.4%	588
Springfield Central High School	Hispanic	65.6%	1,983
Springfield High School	Hispanic	69.2%	237
Springfield High School of Science and Technology	Hispanic	68.4%	1,091
Springfield International Academy at Johnson	African American	47.4%	38
Springfield International Academy at Sci-Tech	Hispanic	65.3%	95
Springfield Legacy Academy	Hispanic	91%	299
Springfield Middle School	Hispanic	77.8%	18
Springfield Public Day Elementary School	Hispanic	57.6%	33
Springfield Public Day High School	Hispanic	67.7%	65
Springfield Public Day Middle School	Hispanic	66.7%	60
Springfield Realization Academy	Hispanic	77.8%	212
Springfield Transition Academy	Hispanic	65.5%	110
STEM Middle Academy	Hispanic	65.1%	269
Stony Hill School	White	83%	317
Streiber Memorial School	White	52%	229
Sumner Avenue School	Hispanic	66.5%	490
Szetela Early Childhood Center	White	43.7%	222
Tatham School	White	71.5%	277
The Springfield Renaissance School an Expeditionary Learning School	Hispanic	64.8%	593
The Springfield Virtual School	Hispanic	75.2%	250
Thomas M. Balliet School	Hispanic	61.2%	291
Van Sickle Academy	Hispanic	77.9%	262
Wales Elementary School	White	88.2%	93
Warner School	Hispanic	64.1%	234
Washington School	Hispanic	65.8%	430
West Springfield High School	White	59.5%	1,231
West Springfield Middle School	White	61.1%	909
Westfield High School	White	67.7%	1,034
Westfield Intermediate School	White	68.2%	729
Westfield Middle School	White	72.3%	671
Westfield Technical Academy	White	79.9%	557
White Street School	Hispanic	69.6%	378
Wilbraham Middle School	White	80.1%	613
William N. DeBerry School	Hispanic	70.4%	483
Williams Middle School	White	72.1%	337
Wolf Swamp Road School	White	70.4%	429
Woodland School	White	86.7%	324