School district · Massachusetts

Pittsfield

Pittsfield in Massachusetts: 14 public schools with 4,873 students and 10.1 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $26,678 per student in FY2024.

Schools
14
Students
4,873
Students per teacher
10.1
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$26,678
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)
484
Counselors (FTE)
12.0
Students per counselor
406
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 1.8

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%

29%proficient

+3.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 79% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

1,967 students tested, grades 3–8 · NextGen MCAS; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

25%proficient

+1.4 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

1,962 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
$17.0K15
$16.7K16
$17.6K17
$18.0K18
$18.9K19
$20.4K20
$21.7K21
$23.7K22
$26.3K23
$26.7K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
13% · $14.5M
State
66% · $75.8M
Local
21% · $24.5M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$17,522
Support services
$9,155
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$2.5M
Long-term debt
$1.3M

Schools

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

Elementary schools: 9Middle schools: 2High schools: 3
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
AllendaleFree meals for all
Pre-K–523610.341%39%
CrosbyFree meals for all
Pre-K–524910.119%17%
1–5243.40.0%0.0%
EgremontFree meals for all
Pre-K–537612.749%58%
Pre-K–537611.120%17%
Pre-K–517611.540%40%
Silvio O Conte CommunityFree meals for all
Pre-K–537910.015%11%
StearnsFree meals for all
Pre-K–52247.037%33%
WilliamsFree meals for all
Pre-K–526411.759%54%
John T Reid MiddleFree meals for all
6–84079.420%4.8%
Theodore Herberg MiddleFree meals for all
6–858712.626%23%
Eagle Education AcademySpecial educationFree meals for all
6–12242.4——
Pittsfield HighFree meals for all
9–1272710.4——
Taconic HighFree meals for all
9–128249.3——

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
269 First Street, Pittsfield, MA 01201
Phone
(413)499-9512
Website