School district · Massachusetts

Southern Berkshire

Southern Berkshire in Massachusetts: 4 public schools with 607 students and 8.5 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $35,195 per student in FY2024.

Schools
4
Students
607
Students per teacher
8.5
MA 11.9 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$35,195
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)
71.7
Counselors (FTE)
2.0
Students per counselor
304
MA 334 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
2.0
Librarians (FTE): 2.8

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%

36%proficient

+1.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 65% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 44% · 351 school districts compared

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

Math

Massachusetts: 41%

40%proficient

−3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 52% of school districts in Massachusetts

Median 40% · 351 school districts compared

268 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
$22.9K15
$21.6K16
$23.4K17
$25.1K18
$25.7K19
$27.9K20
$28.7K21
$31.8K22
$34.9K23
$35.2K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
4.7% · $1.1M
State
25% · $5.9M
Local
70% · $16.6M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$16,002
Support services
$19,186
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$290K
Long-term debt
$260K

Schools

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

Pre-K centers: 1Elementary schools: 2High schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
South EgremontFree meals for all
Pre-K1111.0——
New Marlborough CentralFree meals for all
Pre-K–3588.556%44%
UndermountainFree meals for all
Pre-K–52609.231%40%
Mt Everett RegionalFree meals for all
6–122787.842%41%

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
491 Berkshire School Rd, Sheffield, MA 01257
Phone
(413)229-8778
Website