West Massachusetts News

Taconic High School had the highest enrollment among Berkshire County schools, welcoming 875 students during the 2023-24 school year, according to the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

Of all the students welcomed in the 2023-24 school year, 53.9% of them were boys, 45.6% were girls, and 0.5% identified themselves as non-binary or did not specify their gender.

Data also showed that the majority of students were white, making up 60.8% of Taconic High School's total enrollment.

Among the 48 schools in Berkshire County, Pittsfield High School ranked second in enrollment numbers with 724 students, while Mt. Greylock Regional High School welcomed 553 students and ranked third in the 2023-24 school year.

Taconic High School is part of Pittsfield Public Schools, which roughly covers schools within Berkshire County and has a main office in Pittsfield.

In the previous school year, Taconic High School also had the highest number of students among Berkshire 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 (4.4%) in the 2022-23 school year, while also recording the lowest graduation rates (78.9%) in Massachusetts in 2023.

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
Taconic High School	Pittsfield	875
Pittsfield High School	Pittsfield	724
Mt. Greylock Regional High School	Williamstown	553
Theodore Herberg Middle School	Pittsfield	531
Charles McCann Vocational Technical School	North Adams	520
Wahconah Regional High School	Dalton	482
Drury High School	North Adams	465
Craneville School	Dalton	453
Monument Mt. Regional High School	Great Barrington	451
Lenox Memorial High School	Lenox	446
John T. Reid Middle School	Pittsfield	442
Williamstown Elementary School	Williamstown	431
Egremont School	Pittsfield	386
Muddy Brook Regional Elementary School	Great Barrington	380
Hoosac Valley Elementary School	Adams	370
Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public School	Adams	365
Morningside Community School	Pittsfield	362
Nessacus Regional Middle School	Dalton	358
Silvio O. Conte Community School	Pittsfield	348
W.E.B. Du Bois Regional Middle School	Great Barrington	348
Lee Elementary School	Lee	338
Morris School	Lenox	337
Hoosac Valley Middle School	Cheshire	309
Lee Middle/High School	Lee	308
Hoosac Valley High School	Cheshire	299
Mt. Everett Regional School	Sheffield	281
Greylock School	North Adams	270
Williams School	Pittsfield	261
Undermountain School	Sheffield	257
Colegrove Park Elementary School	North Adams	254
Allendale School	Pittsfield	251
Crosby School	Pittsfield	247
Lanesborough Elementary School	Lanesborough	229
Brayton School	North Adams	218
Stearns School	Pittsfield	210
Clarksburg Elementary School	Clarksburg	208
Robert T. Capeless Elementary School	Pittsfield	188
Kittredge School	Hinsdale	177
Richmond Consolidated School	Richmond	158
Farmington River Elementary School	Otis	129
Becket Washington School	Becket	91
Abbott Memorial School	Florida	85
New Marlborough Central School	Sheffield	65
Hancock Elementary School	Hancock	58
Emma L. Miller Elementary School	Savoy	47
Eagle Education Academy	Pittsfield	30
Crosby Educational Academy	Pittsfield	21
South Egremont School	Sheffield	11