Chicopee School District

Public Grades PK–12 C-School Grade

Public schools for Chicopee.

At a glance

6,755Students enrolled

15Schools

$23,542Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Chicopee

Grades PK–5

9 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 5

8 elementary schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 6–8

Bellamy Middle or Dupont MiddleDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Chicopee Comprehensive High School or Chicopee HighDepends on your addressThis district

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs MA

Math proficiency20%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts33%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)85%

State average 88.8%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21; graduation 2019–20). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$23,542

per student each year · 11% below the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction65%

Support & administration35%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)24%

State61%

Federal15%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

6,850’20

6,796’21

6,710’22

6,807’23

6,755’24

Students

Hispanic · 46%3,096

White · 42%2,832

Black · 6%425

Two or more races · 4%253

Asian · 2%126

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%8

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools15 in district

Level

All 15 Preschool 1 Elementary 9 Middle 2 High 3

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BoweElementary · Grades K–5 · 411 students · Chicopee

C-Public 📚

Gen John J StefanikElementary · Grades K–5 · 392 students · Chicopee

C+Public 📚

Fairview ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–5 · 387 students · Chicopee

DPublic 📚

BarryElementary · Grades K–5 · 359 students · Chicopee

CPublic 📚

LitwinElementary · Grades K–5 · 343 students · Chicopee

CPublic 📚

BowieElementary · Grades PK–5 · 260 students · Chicopee

C+Public 📚

Lambert-LavoieElementary · Grades PK–5 · 246 students · Chicopee

C+Public 📚

BelcherElementary · Grades PK–2 · 245 students · Chicopee

Public 📚

Streiber Memorial SchoolElementary · Grades K–5 · 229 students · Chicopee

C+Public 📚

Bellamy MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 776 students · Chicopee

DPublic 📚

Dupont MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 683 students · Chicopee

C-Public 🏫

Chicopee Comprehensive High SchoolHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,192 students · Chicopee

B-Public 🏫

Chicopee HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 918 students · Chicopee

CPublic 🏫

Chicopee AcademyHigh · Grades 7–12 · 92 students · Chicopee

D-Public 📚

Szetela Early Childhood CenterPrekindergarten · Grades PK · 222 students · Chicopee

Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Nearby districts

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Holyoke School DistrictHolyoke · $25,611 per student

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Ludlow School DistrictLudlow · $22,315 per student

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South Hadley School DistrictSouth Hadley · $21,119 per student

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Springfield School DistrictSpringfield · $28,026 per student

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.