Frontier School District

Public Regional · 4 towns Grades 7–12 BSchool Grade

Middle and high school for Deerfield, Sunderland, Conway and Whately. Each town runs its own elementary district.

At a glance

588Students enrolled

1School · + 4 feeders

4Towns served

$23,593Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

DeerfieldSunderlandConwayWhately

Grades PK–6

Deerfield Elementary301 students · South DeerfieldDeerfield School District

Grades 7–12

Frontier Regional588 students · South DeerfieldThis district

Grades PK–6

Sunderland Elementary174 students · SunderlandSunderland School District

Grades 7–12

Frontier Regional588 students · South DeerfieldThis district

Grades PK–6

Conway Grammar152 students · ConwayConway School District

Grades 7–12

Frontier Regional588 students · South DeerfieldThis district

Grades PK–6

Whately Elementary133 students · WhatelyWhately School District

Grades 7–12

Frontier Regional588 students · South DeerfieldThis 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 proficiency47%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts58%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate (4-year)92%

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

$23,593

per student each year · 11% below the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction58%

Support & administration40%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)66%

State29%

Federal5%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

649’20

610’21

606’22

605’23

588’24

Students

White · 84%487

Hispanic · 7%41

Two or more races · 6%35

Asian · 2%10

Black · 2%9

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 0%1

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

Towns served

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Deerfield5,158 people · Grades PK–6 at Deerfield Elementary

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Sunderland3,641 people · Grades PK–6 at Sunderland Elementary

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Conway1,755 people · Grades PK–6 at Conway Grammar

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Whately1,499 people · Grades PK–6 at Whately Elementary

Schools1 in district · 4 feeders

This district · grades 7–12

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Frontier RegionalHigh · Grades 7–12 · 588 students · South Deerfield

B+Public

Feeder schools · grades PK–6 · each town's own district

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Conway GrammarElementary · Grades PK–6 · 152 students · Conway

B+Public 📚

Deerfield ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 301 students · South Deerfield

C+Public 📚

Sunderland ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 174 students · Sunderland

C+Public 📚

Whately ElementaryElementary · Grades PK–6 · 133 students · Whately

B+Public

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

Nearby districts

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Mohawk Trail School DistrictAshfield · Buckland · Shelburne · $29,406 per student

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Gill-Montague School DistrictMontague · $28,296 per student

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Hampshire School DistrictGoshen · Williamsburg · $23,904 per student

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Amherst-Pelham School DistrictLeverett · $31,061 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.