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Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural School District, Massachusetts

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Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 569 (2023-2024)
Schools: 1 (2023-2024)
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Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural School District is a school district in Massachusetts (Worcester County). During the 2024 school year, 569 students attended the district's single school.

This page provides information regarding school board members, finances, academics, students, and more details about the district.

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School board

The Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural School District consists of five members serving three-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Portia Bonner
Gina-Louise Sciarra
Richard Aquadro20222026
Julie Spencer-Robinson20222026
Michael Cahillane20102026

Elections

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2021-2022
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $1,076,000 $1,967 5%
Local: $18,850,000 $34,461 84%
State: $2,462,000 $4,501 11%
Total: $22,388,000 $40,929
Expenditures, 2021-2022
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $14,282,000 $26,109
Total Current Expenditures: $12,964,000 $23,700
Instructional Expenditures: $7,198,000 $13,159 50%
Student and Staff Support: $1,911,000 $3,493 13%
Administration: $1,485,000 $2,714 10%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $2,370,000 $4,332 17%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,187,000 $2,170
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $131,000 $239


Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 25-29 PS PS <50 PS 25-29
2018-2019 35-39 PS 21-39 PS 35-39
2017-2018 60-64 PS 40-59 PS 65-69
2016-2017 70-74 PS PS 21-39 PS 75-79
2015-2016 65-69 PS PS 40-59 70-74
2014-2015 60-64 PS PS 21-39 65-69
2013-2014 60-64 PS <50 >=50 65-69
2012-2013 65-69 PS PS >=50 PS 65-69
2011-2012 55-59 PS PS <50 PS 60-64
2010-2011 50-54 PS <50 55-59

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 40-44 PS PS <50 PS 40-44
2018-2019 45-49 PS 40-59 PS 40-44
2017-2018 80-84 PS >=80 PS 80-84
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS 60-79 PS 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS PS 60-79 90-94
2014-2015 80-84 PS PS 60-79 85-89
2013-2014 80-84 PS >=50 >=50 85-89
2012-2013 90-94 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2011-2012 85-89 PS PS >=50 PS 90-94
2010-2011 70-74 PS <50 75-79

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 >=95 PS >=80 PS >=95
2018-2019 90-94 PS >=80 PS 90-94
2017-2018 >=95 PS PS >=80 PS >=95
2016-2017 90-94 PS PS >=80 90-94
2015-2016 90-94 PS >=50 >=50 >=95
2014-2015 90-94 >=50 >=95
2013-2014 >=95 PS PS >=50 PS >=95
2012-2013 90-94 PS >=50 PS 90-94
2011-2012 90-94 >=50 90-94
2010-2011 80-84 PS <50 85-89


Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2023-2024 569 0.5
2022-2023 566 3.4
2021-2022 547 3.5
2020-2021 528 6.1
2019-2020 496 0.2
2018-2019 495 -0.6
2017-2018 498 2.4
2016-2017 486 3.7
2015-2016 468 8.1
2014-2015 430 4.0
2013-2014 413 -1.2
2012-2013 418 -3.8
2011-2012 434 -2.3
2010-2011 444 -4.5
2009-2010 464 0.9
2008-2009 460 1.5
2007-2008 453 -6.8
2006-2007 484 5.6
2005-2006 457 4.4
2004-2005 437 -1.6
2003-2004 444 -0.7
2002-2003 447 6.7
2001-2002 417 -14.1
2000-2001 476 -4.6
1999-2000 498 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2023-2024
RACE Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural School District (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.5 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.7 7.4
Black 1.2 9.6
Hispanic 12.7 25.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 2.6 4.5
White 80.7 52.8

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2023-2024 school year, Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural School District had 64.00 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 8.89.

Teachers, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 0.00
Elementary: 0.00
Secondary: 64.00
Total: 64.00

Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2023-2024 school year.

Administrators, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 0.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 9.00
Other staff, 2023-2024 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 13.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 1.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.00
Student Support Services: 5.00
Other Support Services: 0.00


Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Northampton-Smith Vocational Agricultural School District operates one school. It is listed below.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Smith Vocational And Agricultural High5699-12

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed October 6, 2025
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