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Pathfinder Vocational Technical High School

240 Sykes St, Palmer, MA, 01069-1225

Tel: (413)283-9701

Grades: 9-12 | 635 students

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SCHOOL HIGHLIGHTS:

Pathfinder Vocational Technical High School serves 635 students in grades 9-12.
The school's student:teacher ratio of 8:1 is lower than the MA state average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 8% of the student body.
Pathfinder Vocational Technical High School is one of 2 public high schools within Palmer, and operates within the Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District.

The nearest elementary school is Old Mill Pond Elementary School (0.3 miles away), the nearest middle school is Converse Middle School (2.3 miles away), and the nearest high school is Palmer High School (0.5 miles away).

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Source: 2011 NCES data, MA Dept. of Educ.	Pathfinder Vocational Technical High School
School Type	Vocational school
Grades Offered	Grades 9-12
Total Students	635 students

% Male / % Female	63% / 37%
Total Classroom Teachers	84 teachers

Students by Grade

	This School	(MA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	8:1	14:1

	This School	(MA) School Average
% American Indian	1%	n/a

% Asian	n/a	5%

% Hispanic	3%	16%

% Black	n/a	9%

% White	92%	68%

Unknown	4%	2%


	This School	(MA) School Average
% Eligible for Free Lunch	30%	29%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch	6%	5%

School Statewide Performance	View Education Department Test Scores
School District Name	Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical School District
	This School's Agency	(MA) District Average
Number of Schools Managed	1	3
Number of Students Managed	622 students	1,433 students

District Total Revenue	$14,243,000	$24,934,000

District Expenditure	$14,039,000	$24,057,000

District Revenue / Student	$22,899	$17,400

District Expenditure / Student	$22,571	$16,788

District Graduation Rates	n/a	86%

Nearby Schools:

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Pathfinder Vocational Technical High School
Grades: 9-12 | 0 mi. away

Old Mill Pond Elementary School
Grades: PK-4 | 0.3 mi. away

Palmer High School
Grades: 8-12 | 0.5 mi. away

West Area
Grades: N-N | 1.7 mi. away

Converse Middle School
Grades: 5-7 | 2.3 mi. away

Monson High School
Grades: 9-12 | 5.4 mi. away

View all schools in: Palmer, Hampden County, Zip 01069

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