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Pioneer Valley Regional School District, Massachusetts, elections

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Pioneer Valley Regional School District
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District details
School board members: 12
Students: 663 (2022-2023)
Schools: 3 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

Pioneer Valley Regional School District is a school district in Massachusetts (Franklin County). During the 2023 school year, 663 students attended one of the district's three schools.

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

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Elections

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About the district

School board

The Pioneer Valley Regional School District consists of 12 members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameYear assumed officeYear term ends
Stephanie Arroyo
Michele Giarusso2028
Stephen Martin2028
Melissa Gerry2026
Gretchen Kelton2026
Reina Dastous20252026
Melissa Osborne20252026

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Overlapping state house districts

Pioneer Valley Regional School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
Massachusetts House of Representatives 1st Franklin DistrictNatalie BlaisDemocratic Party 54% 9%
Massachusetts House of Representatives 2nd Franklin DistrictSusannah WhippsUnenrolled 46% 13%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

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, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $933,000 $1,479 5%
Local: $10,413,000 $16,502 58%
State: $6,681,000 $10,588 37%
Total: $18,027,000 $28,569
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $17,746,000 $28,123
Total Current Expenditures: $14,983,000 $23,744
Instructional Expenditures: $7,540,000 $11,949 42%
Student and Staff Support: $2,706,000 $4,288 15%
Administration: $1,508,000 $2,389 8%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $3,229,000 $5,117 18%
Total Capital Outlay: $249,000 $394
Construction: $0 $0
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $0 $0
Interest on Debt: $8,000 $12

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 PS PS PS >=50 24
2018-2019 48 PS PS <50 21-39 49
2017-2018 50 PS PS <50 40-59 51
2016-2017 53 PS PS >=50 PS 60-79 52
2015-2016 64 PS PS >=50 60-79 64
2014-2015 58 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 57
2013-2014 58 >=50 PS <50 PS >=50 59
2012-2013 53 PS PS 21-39 PS >=50 53
2011-2012 54 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 54
2010-2011 55 PS PS <50 PS >=50 55

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 45 PS PS PS >=50 44
2018-2019 56 PS PS <50 40-59 56
2017-2018 55 PS PS <50 40-59 56
2016-2017 57 PS PS <50 PS 60-79 56
2015-2016 67 PS PS >=50 40-59 68
2014-2015 70 PS >=50 >=50 PS >=50 70
2013-2014 71 PS >=50 PS >=50 71
2012-2013 66 PS PS 40-59 PS >=50 67
2011-2012 70 PS PS >=50 PS <50 70
2010-2011 69 PS PS >=50 PS >=50 69

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 >=90 PS >=90
2018-2019 >=90 PS PS PS PS >=90
2017-2018 90-94 PS 90-94
2016-2017 >=95 PS PS PS >=95
2015-2016 >=95 PS PS >=90
2014-2015 90-94 PS PS PS PS 90-94
2013-2014 90-94 PS PS PS 90-94
2012-2013 85-89 PS PS 85-89
2011-2012 90-94 90-94
2010-2011 80-84 80-84

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 (%)
2022-2023 663 0.9
2021-2022 657 4.0
2020-2021 631 -10.9
2019-2020 700 -6.1
2018-2019 743 -7.0
2017-2018 795 -9.4
2016-2017 870 -2.4
2015-2016 891 -3.9
2014-2015 926 -7.2
2013-2014 993 -6.2
2012-2013 1,055 -6.7
2011-2012 1,126 -0.5
2010-2011 1,132 -3.1
2009-2010 1,167 1.4
2008-2009 1,151 3.8
2007-2008 1,107 -0.5
2006-2007 1,112 1.6
2005-2006 1,094 0.2
2004-2005 1,092 0.0
2003-2004 1,092 -2.9
2002-2003 1,124 7.6
2001-2002 1,039 -5.6
2000-2001 1,097 -7.5
1999-2000 1,179 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Pioneer Valley Regional School District (%) Massachusetts K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.2 0.2
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 0.5 7.3
Black 0.3 9.4
Hispanic 2.4 24.1
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.5 0.1
Two or More Races 4.2 4.4
White 92.0 54.3

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 2022-2023 school year, Pioneer Valley Regional School District had 53.86 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 12.31.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 3.00
Kindergarten: 3.06
Elementary: 35.89
Secondary: 11.91
Total: 53.86

Pioneer Valley Regional School District employed 5.00 district administrators and 5.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 5.00
District Administrative Support: 6.00
School Administrators: 5.00
School Administrative Support: 7.60
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 52.00
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 0.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 1.90
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 1.90
Librarians/Media Specialists: 1.00
Library/Media Support: 1.60
Student Support Services: 15.85
Other Support Services: 2.00

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 Pioneer Valley Regional School District operates three schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Bernardston Elementary204PK-6
Northfield Elementary200PK-6
Pioneer Valley Regional2567-12

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See also

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    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 June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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