📍 240 Sykes Street, Palmer, Hampden County, 01069
Pathfinder Vocational Technical is a Technical/Vocational serving high age pupils, located in Palmer, Hampden County. The school has 640 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical school district. It serves grades 9–12 in a suburban setting. The school employs 68.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1. 37% of students are proficient in reading. 27% are proficient in maths. The four-year graduation rate is 92%. The school offers 10 AP courses, dual enrollment, a gifted and talented program. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Pathfinder Vocational Technical enrolls 640 students across grades 9–12. The student body is 61% male and 39% female. A teaching staff of 68.6 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 85% White, 9.1% Hispanic or Latino and 3.3% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 542 | 85% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 58 | 9.1% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 3.3% |
| Black or African American | 12 | 1.9% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 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.
Pathfinder Vocational Technical 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.
Pathfinder Vocational Technical is one of 1 schools in Pathfinder Regional Vocational Technical, based in Palmer, Massachusetts. The district serves 660 students district-wide and employs 68 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 640 students, Pathfinder Vocational Technical is close to the district average of about 660 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: Suburb - Large
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