Minnechaug Regional High School
621 Main Street, Wilbraham, MA, 01095-1689 -  Map
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School Overview:
Definition of Terms Minnechaug Regional High School
School Level High school
Grades Offered Grades 9 - 12
County Hampden County, MA
Students & Faculty
Total Students 1343 students
% Male / % Female 49%  /  51%
Total Classroom Teachers 87 teachers
Students by Grade
Grade 9 - 377 students
Grade 10 - 336 students
Grade 11 - 311 students
Grade 12 - 319 students
This School ( MA ) School Average
Teacher : Student Ratio 1:15 1:14
Students by Ethnicity
This School ( MA ) School Average
% American Indian n/a n/a
% Asian 2% 5%
% Hispanic 1% 14%
% Black 3% 8%
% White 94% 71%
Additional Student Information
This School ( MA ) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch 4% 24%
% Eligible for Reduced Lunch 2% 5%
% Migrant Students Enrolled n/a n/a
School Performance:
( MA ) Statewide Testing Performance
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School District:
School District Name Hampden-wilbraham School District
This School's Agency ( MA ) District Average
Number of Schools Managed 8 3
Number of Students Managed 3,793 students 1,973 students
District Total Revenue $41,512,000 $24,738,000
District Expenditure $39,963,000 $23,460,000
District Revenue / Student $10,944 $19,938
District Expenditure / Student $10,536 $10,244
District Graduation Rates n/a n/a
School Notes:
  • Minnechaug Regional High School is located in Wilbraham, Massachusetts.
  • It is the flagship school of the Hampden-Wilbraham Regional School District. The school's official colors are green and white, and its mascot is the Falcon.
  • Academic program: Minnechaug is viewed as one of the finest secondary schools, public or independent, in Western Massachusetts. The faculty offers a curriculum geared toward a wide range of students, including an extensive Honors/Advanced Placement program, a highly successful special education service, and collaborative arrangements with vocational opportunities in the area. Typically, around 90% of each graduating class goes on to pursue higher education, and about 75%-80% of each class enrolls in a four-year undergraduate program. In recent years, graduates have been accepted to many prestigious institutions of higher learning, including six of the eight Ivy League schools and MIT.
  • Extracurricular activities: Many of the extracurricular organizations also have a high degree of prestige, including the award-winning school newspaper (The Smoke Signal), various debate and mock-trial teams, and the school's literary magazine, Emeralds.
  • The school also has many different clubs that appeal to a wide range of student interest, including the Equine Club, Black Culture Club (BCC), Snowboard Club, Art Club, Outing Club, Key Club, Magic Club, and Chess Club.
  • Sports: The athletic program has teams in many different sports. A major and highly competitive team that Minnechaug is most proud of is their soccer team, where Franklin Lee highlights as their main scorer. The lacrosse team is also quite competitive. The school almost always captures at least one divisional championship each year.
  • Physical plant improvements: Several areas within Minnechaug's physical plant, first constructed in the middle of the twentieth century, are beginning to fail, causing the communities of Hampden and Wilbraham to investigate how these issues should be resolved. Proposed solutions range from moderate renovation to the construction of a completely new facility on the current site of some of the athletic fields. Actual work is not expected to begin until at least 2009.
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School Zip Code:
About This Zip Code (01095)
School Zip (01095) (MA) State Average
Population (Approximate) 13,650 people 6,259,314 people
% (age 25+) w/College Degree 54% 40%
Population Average Age 42 years old 36.5 years old
Average Household size 2.7 persons 2.5 persons
Median Household Income $64,691 $49,984
Avg. # of Rooms in Household 6.9 rooms 5.4 rooms
Median Age of Housing Structure 44 years old 55 years old
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