Easthampton High School

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Easthampton High School
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Areal photograph of Easthampton High School, June 2017
Address
Easthampton High School
70 Williston Ave

, ,
MA
01027

USA
Coordinates 42°15′38″N72°40′17″W / 42.26056°N 72.67139°W / 42.26056; -72.67139 Coordinates: 42°15′38″N72°40′17″W / 42.26056°N 72.67139°W / 42.26056; -72.67139
Information
School type Secondary
Opened2013 [1]
School district Easthampton Public Schools
NCES District ID2504590
SuperintendentAllison LeClair
NCES School ID250459000612
PrincipalWilliam Evans
Teaching staff33.2 FTE [2]
Grades 912
Gender Coeducational
MascotEagles [3]
Website Official website

Easthampton High School is a public, coeducational secondary school, located in and serving the community of Easthampton, Massachusetts. The school is administrated by a principal, William Evans, [4] who responds to the Easthampton Public Schools District Superintendent, Allison LeClair. [5]

The school was the subject of controversy in March 2017, when their disciplinary policies were investigated by the Massachusetts Attorney General for racial discrimination. [6]

Demographics

According to Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annual statistics, for the 2020–2021 academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at Easthampton High School are as follows:

Total number of enrolled students: 419
Total number of full-time equivalent educators: 33.2
Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is 12.6:1

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity (2020–2021) [7]
RaceEnrolled Pupils* % of District
African American92.1%
Asian153.6%
Hispanic4811.5%
Native American00%
White33580.0%
Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander10.2%
Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic112.6%
Total419100%

* Number of enrolled pupils calculated based on total number of students in district and reported percentage, rounded to nearest whole student.

Enrollment by Gender [7]
GenderPupils EnrolledPercentage
Male20248.21%
Female21551.31%
Non-Binary20.48%
Total419100%
Enrollment by Grade [7]
GradePupils EnrolledPercentage
99723.15%
1010124.11%
1111126.49%
1210825.78%
SP*20.48%
Total419100%

* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12 [8]


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