Pelham School District

Public Grades K–6 BSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Pelham.

At a glance

128Students enrolled

1School

$25,008Spent per student

11:1Student–teacher ratio

School path

Where would my kid go?

For Pelham

Grades K–6

Pelham Elementary128 students · PelhamThis district

Grades 7–8

Amherst Regional Middle School366 students · AmherstAmherst-Pelham School District

Grades 9–12

Amherst Regional High816 students · AmherstAmherst-Pelham School 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 proficiency44.5%

State average 36%

Reading / language arts54.5%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 90% at Amherst-Pelham School District, which runs the high school (state 88.8%) · class of 2020

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

Where the money goes

$25,008

per student each year · 6% below the MA average

Spending

Classroom instruction57%

Support & administration40%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)66%

State24%

Federal10%

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

Enrollment · last 5 years

107’20

117’21

131’22

129’23

128’24

Students

White · 65%81

Hispanic · 14%17

Two or more races · 10%13

Black · 6%7

Asian · 4%5

American Indian/Alaska Native · 2%2

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

Schools1 in district · 2 next

This district · grades K–6

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Pelham ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 128 students · Pelham

BPublic

Where students go next · Amherst-Pelham School District

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Amherst Regional Middle SchoolMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 366 students · Amherst

A-Public 🏫

Amherst Regional HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 816 students · Amherst

A+Public

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

Nearby districts

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Amherst School DistrictAmherst Town · $35,225 per student

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Belchertown School DistrictBelchertown · $18,875 per student

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New Salem-Wendell School DistrictNew Salem · $29,934 per student

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Ralph C. Mahar School DistrictNew Salem · $30,875 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.