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Taconic High School

96 Valentine Road

Tel: (413)448-9600

Taconic High School serves 774 students in grades 9-12.
The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 is lower than the MA average of 14:1.
Minority enrollment is 22% of the student body (majority Black), which is less than the state average of 36%.
Taconic High School operates within the Pittsfield School District.
Pittsfield School District's 81% graduation rate is lower than the MA state average of 85%.

The student population of 774 students has declined by 15% over five years.
The teacher population of 89 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 9:1 has decreased from 10:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.38 is more than the state average of 0.34. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	This School	(MA) School Average
Student : Teacher Ratio	9:1	14:1

Asian	1%	6%

Hispanic	7%	18%

Black	10%	9%

White	78%	64%

Hawaiian	n/a	n/a

Two or more races	4%	3%

All Ethnic Groups
Diversity Score The chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.38	0.34

Eligible for Free Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	48%	36%

Eligible for Reduced Lunch Families meeting income eligibility guidelines may qualify for free and reduced price meals or free milk. These guidelines are used by schools, institutions, and facilities participating in the National School Lunch Program (and Commodity School Program), School Breakfast Program, Special Milk Program for Children, Child and Adult Care Food Program and Summer Food Service Program.	10%	4%

Pittsfield School District's student population of 5,744 students has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The district's graduation rate of 81% has decreased from 93% over five years.
The revenue/student of $17,146 in this district is less than the state average of $18,534. The district revenue/student has grown by 5% over four years.
The district's spending/student of $16,626 is less than the state average of $18,197. The district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four years.

School District Name	Pittsfield School District
Number of Schools Managed	12	3
Number of Students Managed	5,744	1,368

Graduation Rate	81%	85%

District Total Revenue	$101 MM	$25 MM

District Spending	$98 MM	$25 MM

District Revenue / Student	$17,146	$18,534

District Spending / Student	$16,626	$18,197

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