North Adams, Massachusetts - Education

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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