📍 4105 Main Street, Palmer, Hampden County, 01069
Palmer High is a State/Public serving high age pupils, located in Palmer, Hampden County. The school has 535 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Palmer school district. It serves grades 6–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1. 38% of students are proficient in reading. 25% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 2 AP courses, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Palmer High enrolls 535 students across grades 6–12. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 60.2 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 71% White, 19% Hispanic or Latino and 5.1% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 378 | 71% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 100 | 19% |
| Two or more races | 27 | 5.1% |
| Asian | 16 | 3% |
| Black or African American | 11 | 2.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
The school participates in the National School Lunch Program. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Palmer High is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district MA-10, state senate district 8, state house district 102.
Palmer High is one of 2 schools in Palmer, based in Palmer, Massachusetts. The district serves 1,093 students district-wide and employs 113 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 535 students, Palmer High is close to the district average of about 547 students per school.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large