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Cheshire, Massachusetts - 3 schools
An equity score of 51/100 ranks Hoosac Valley Regional #60 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,113 per pupil, Hoosac Valley Regional ranks #206 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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Total Enrollment
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$21,113
Per-Pupil Spending
Combined, Elementary
School Types
District-Level NCES Analysis
Hoosac Valley Regional operates 3 public schools serving 989 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 2 combined, 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Berkshire County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,113 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 38.9% local, 51.0% state, and 10.1% federal, a state-revenue-heavy mix that insulates the district somewhat from local property-tax volatility, though it ties funding to state budget cycles. The district's equity score is 51/100, ranked #60 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 3 schools offering Advanced Placement (11 AP courses district-wide), a 276.9:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 49.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 85.9% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American across the district's schools. Its most demographically mixed campus is Hoosac Valley Elementary School, with a diversity index of 28.0/100.
Hoosac Valley Elementary School accounts for 39.9% of all Hoosac Valley Regional student enrollment
That dominant concentration means Hoosac Valley Regional-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Hoosac Valley Regional student-counselor ratio is 277:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Variation between sub-units within Hoosac Valley Regional is typically wider than the Hoosac Valley Regional-aggregate figure suggests.
Hoosac Valley Regional chronic absenteeism rate is 49.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Hoosac Valley Regional has 3 schools, including 2 combined, 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 989 students.
How much does Hoosac Valley Regional spend per student?
Hoosac Valley Regional spends $21,113 per student. The district has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #60 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Hoosac Valley Regional?
Hoosac Valley Regional students are 85.9% White, 5.7% Hispanic or Latino, 3.2% African American, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 3 schools. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hoosac Valley Regional?
Hoosac Valley Regional has an equity score of 51/100, ranking #60 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.