School district · Massachusetts

Chicopee

Chicopee in Massachusetts: 15 public schools with 6,755 students and 10.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $25,028 per student in FY2024.

Schools
15
Students
6,755
Students per teacher
10.7
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$25,028
MA $26.5K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
633
Counselors (FTE)
29.0
Students per counselor
233
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
8.0
Librarians (FTE): 3.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on Massachusetts's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

Massachusetts: 42%

27%proficient

−0.2 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 84% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

2,895 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

27%proficient

−1.7 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 77% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

2,888 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$14.7K15
$15.4K16
$16.0K17
$16.7K18
$17.2K19
$18.4K20
$19.5K21
$21.4K22
$23.4K23
$25.0K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
15% · $27.2M
State
61% · $107.5M
Local
24% · $42M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,680
Support services
$8,348
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$3M
Long-term debt
$2.4M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 2High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
Pre-K22213.9——
BarryFree meals for all
K–535911.926%28%
BelcherFree meals for all
Pre-K–224511.7——
BoweFree meals for all
K–541112.424%23%
BowieFree meals for all
Pre-K–526011.138%37%
Fairview ElementaryFree meals for all
Pre-K–538710.717%17%
Gen John J StefanikFree meals for all
K–539211.837%34%
Lambert-LavoieFree meals for all
Pre-K–524610.233%27%
LitwinFree meals for all
K–534312.228%31%
Streiber Memorial SchoolFree meals for all
K–522911.333%38%
Bellamy MiddleFree meals for all
6–87769.622%31%
Dupont MiddleFree meals for all
6–86839.531%23%
Chicopee AcademyAlternativeFree meals for all
7–12924.40.0%0.0%
9–121,19211.2——
Chicopee HighFree meals for all
9–1291810.6——

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
134 Dulong Circle, Chicopee, MA 01022
Phone
(413)594-3410
Website