Education
North Adams operates its own public school system, with three elementary schools (Brayton Elementary School, Greylock Elementary School and Sullivan Elementary School),Conte Middle School, and Drury High School, which also serves several neighboring towns. The city is also home to Charles H. McCann Technical High School, as well as several private and parochial schools.
| North Adams Public Schools Enrollment | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | 2000-2001 | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 | 2010-2011 |
| Drury High School | 613 | 651 | 608 | 625 | 622 | 583 | 593 | 544 | 499 | 616 | 578 |
| Conte Middle School | 526 | 499 | 509 | 511 | 475 | 417 | 352 | 323 | 318 | N/A | N/A |
| Brayton Elementary | 499 | 471 | 466 | 429 | 400 | 342 | 356 | 364 | 336 | 458 | 467 |
| Sullivan Elementary | 320 | 316 | 311 | 286 | 269 | 256 | 253 | 224 | 214 | 270 | 265 |
| Greylock Elementary | 237 | 213 | 230 | 226 | 231 | 221 | 235 | 229 | 225 | 268 | 247 |
| Total: | 2,195 | 2,150 | 2,124 | 2,077 | 1,997 | 1,819 | 1,789 | 1,684 | 1,592 | 1,612 | 1,557 |
| Avg. students per grade: | 156.79 | 153.57 | 151.71 | 148.36 | 142.64 | 129.93 | 127.79 | 120.29 | 113.71 | 115.14 | 111.21 |
| Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District Enrollment | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| School | 2001-2002 | 2002-2003 | 2003-2004 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 | 2010-2011 |
| Charles H. McCann Technical High School | 440 | 427 | 427 | 440 | 468 | 491 | 516 | 511 | 510 | 491 |
| Avg. students per grade: | 110 | 106.75 | 106.75 | 110 | 117 | 122.75 | 129 | 127.75 | 127.5 | 122.75 |
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts (MCLA) enrolls about 1,980 students. The most popular programs are English/Communications, Business, Education, History, Fine & Performing Arts, Psychology, and Sociology. Founded in 1894 as North Adams Normal School, in 1932 the Normal School became the State Teachers College of North Adams. In 1960, the college changed its name to North Adams State College and added professional degrees in Business Administration and Computer Science. In 1997, the name changed to Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, reflective of specialty school status within the Massachusetts State College system. In recent years, MCLA has begun to develop more academic programming in the fields of fine arts and arts management, reflecting the region's growth as a center of arts and cultural affairs.
Beyond MCLA, the nearest state university is the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The nearest private college is Williams College, in neighboring Williamstown, Massachusetts
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