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Palmer High School

Serves grades 6 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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School Overview

Address
4105 Main Street
Palmer, MA 01069
Phone
(413) 283-6511
District
Palmer
County
HAMPDEN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
535
Classroom Teachers
60

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to Massachusetts

4

(10 is best)

Better than 33.2% of all MA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

6

(10 is best)

Palmer High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 6

50 40 30 20 10 0
34%
41%
32%
42%
36%
40%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 7

50 40 30 20 10 0
28%
39%
33%
40%
22%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
29%
40%
38%
43%
20%
37%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 10

70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0
80 60 40 20 0
48%
53%
46%
57%
50%
49%
48%
53%
46%
57%
50%
49%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

17.5 15 12.5 10 7.5 5 2.5 0
9
10
12
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 6 102 19.1%
Grade 7 76 14.2%
Grade 8 90 16.8%
Grade 9 63 11.8%
Grade 10 73 13.6%
Grade 11 65 12.1%
Grade 12 63 11.8%
Total 535 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 74.7% 77.9% 57.0%
Black 2.2% 2.2% 9.8%
Hispanic 19.8% 17.6% 25.1%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 3.2% 2.3% 7.7%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.2% 0.1% 0.3%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged Unreported Unreported Unreported
Free lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
Reduced lunch eligible Unreported Unreported Unreported
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 12,422 6,981,974
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 393.4 890
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 5.5% 5.0%
5-19 YEARS OLD 14.5% 17.5%
20-44 YEARS OLD 27.0% 33.7%
45-64 YEARS OLD 34.9% 26.6%
65 OR OLDER 18.1% 17.1%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 5,401 2,740,995
Single Parent Households With Children 11.1% 7.5%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 86.5% 91.2%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 24.6% 45.9%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 17.9% 30.9%
$100,000 - $149,999 12.2% 17.7%
$75,000 - $99,999 19.4% 11.3%
$50,000 - $74,999 18.1% 12.7%
$30,000 - $49,999 12.7% 10.5%
$15,000 - $29,999 11.3% 8.8%
$15,000 or less 8.4% 8.1%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,406 $14,316,000 56.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,828 $2,109,000 8.3%
Staff $431 $497,000 1.9%
General Administration $251 $290,000 1.1%
School Administration $920 $1,062,000 4.2%
Operation $1,689 $1,949,000 7.6%
Transportation $938 $1,083,000 4.2%
Other $728 $840,000 3.3%
Total Support $6,785 $7,830,000 30.7%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,905 $3,352,000 13.1%
Total Expenditures $22,095 $25,498,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $12,394 $11,443,766,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,755 $1,620,711,000 7.2%
Staff $987 $911,495,000 4.0%
General Administration $282 $260,824,000 1.2%
School Administration $1,021 $942,999,000 4.2%
Operation $1,731 $1,597,981,000 7.1%
Transportation $790 $729,683,000 3.2%
Other $544 $502,458,000 2.2%
Total Support $7,111 $6,566,151,000 29.1%
Non-instructional Expenditures $4,910 $4,533,754,000 20.1%
Total Expenditures $24,415 $22,543,671,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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