West Massachusetts News

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School had the highest enrollment among Franklin County schools, welcoming 1,155 students during the 2022-23 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2022-23 school year, 53.9% of them were girls, and 45% were boys.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 51.9% of Greater Commonwealth Virtual School's total enrollment.

Among the 35 schools in Franklin County, Frontier Regional School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 606 students, while Franklin County Technical School welcomed 602 students and ranked third in the 2022-23 school year.

Greater Commonwealth Virtual School is part of Greater Commonwealth Virtual District, which roughly covers schools within Franklin County and has a main office in Greenfield.

In the previous school year, Greater Commonwealth Virtual School also had the highest number of students among Franklin County schools.

Students in Massachusetts are predominantly white, according to state data from 2024. Hispanic and Latino students come in second, making up 25.1% of the state's student body.

Across the state, Hispanic and Latino students suffered the highest high school dropout rates in 2022.

Underrepresentation is also found among educators in Massachusetts. The Rennie Center reported that only 9% of teachers are people of color.

School name	City	Total School Enrollment
Greater Commonwealth Virtual School	Greenfield	1,155
Frontier Regional School	South Deerfield	606
Franklin County Technical School	Turners Falls	602
Ralph C. Mahar Regional School	Orange	523
Greenfield High School	Greenfield	454
Deerfield Elementary School	South Deerfield	309
Greenfield Middle School	Greenfield	300
Dexter Park School	Orange	294
Buckland-Shelburne Regional School	Shelburne Falls	274
Mohawk Trail Regional School	Shelburne Falls	271
Pioneer Valley Regional School	Northfield	256
Fisher Hill School	Orange	230
Four Rivers Charter Public School	Greenfield	219
Discovery School at Four Corners	Greenfield	214
Sheffield Elementary School	Turners Falls	211
Great Falls Middle School	Montague	207
Bernardston Elementary School	Bernardston	204
Newton School	Greenfield	203
Northfield Elementary School	Northfield	200
Turners Fall High School	Montague	194
Federal Street School	Greenfield	193
Sunderland Elementary School	Sunderland	177
Hillcrest Elementary School	Turners Falls	146
Leverett Elementary School	Leverett	141
Sanderson Academy	Ashfield	139
Swift River School	New Salem	131
Erving Elementary School	Erving	129
Whately Elementary School	Whately	128
Shutesbury Elementary School	Shutesbury	124
Conway Grammar School	Conway	123
Gill Elementary School	Gill	105
Colrain Central School	Colrain	104
Hawlemont Regional School	Charlemont	91
The Academy of Early Learning at North Parish	Greenfield	82
Rowe Elementary School	Rowe	66