Springfield City Wire

There were 67,602 students enrolled in Hampden County districts in the 2022-23 school year, 0.2% less than the previous year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

The county’s data showed that ninth grade had the biggest classes with 6,002 students, while pre-kindergarten had the least number of students that year with just 3,369 students.

Countywide, Springfield Public Schools welcomed the most students during the 2022-23 school year.

The main offices of all districts mentioned in the story are located in cities associated with Hampden County.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2020. 35% of students were considered people of color.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students suffered the highest high school dropout rates.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only nine percent of teachers are people of color.

District	Total Enrollment in 2021-22	Total Enrollment in 2022-23	% Change from Previous Year
Springfield Public Schools	23,799	23,721	-0.3%
Chicopee Public Schools	6,796	6,710	-1.3%
Holyoke Public Schools	5,102	4,943	-3.1%
Westfield Public Schools	4,774	4,836	1.3%
West Springfield Public Schools	3,851	3,868	0.4%
Agawam Public Schools	3,464	3,457	-0.2%
Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District	2,890	2,859	-1.1%
Longmeadow Public Schools	2,791	2,778	-0.5%
East Longmeadow Public Schools	2,492	2,541	2%
Ludlow Public Schools	2,293	2,271	-1%
Springfield International Charter District	1,519	1,520	0.1%
Southwick-Tolland-Granville Regional School District	1,359	1,322	-2.7%
Palmer Public School District	1,186	1,134	-4.4%
Monson Public Schools	838	821	-2%
Holyoke Community Charter District	653	685	4.9%
Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District	629	640	1.7%
Hampden Charter School of Science East District	554	549	-0.9%
Veritas Preparatory Charter School District	380	501	31.8%
Springfield Preparatory Charter School District	433	487	12.5%
Libertas Academy Charter School District	332	411	23.8%
Baystate Academy Charter Public School District	456	402	-11.8%
Hampden Charter School of Science West District	368	367	-0.3%
Martin Luther King, Jr. Charter School of Excellence District	350	352	0.6%
Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School District	243	261	7.4%
Phoenix Academy Public Charter High School, Springfield District	175	166	-5.1%