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Springfield · Hampden County

Schools in Springfield

Springfield is served by Springfield. The town's districts run through the end of secondary school.

Where the Schools Are

7 independent schools are also located in the town: Academy Hill School, Grace Academy, Pioneer Valley Christian Academy, Pioneer Valley Montessori School, Pope Francis Preparatory School, Springfield Commonwealth Academy, St. Michael's Academy.

What the Districts Spend

🚨 Spending is an input, not an outcome. A district that spends more is not thereby better and a district that spends less is not thereby worse: per-pupil figures move with district size, transport distances, and the share of pupils needing additional support. We publish no school ratings, rankings or scores of any kind, here or anywhere on this site.

Per-Pupil Spending Across Hampden County

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Total per-pupil expenditure reported to the state for the district serving each town, and whether that town's own district covers through grade 12. Spending is an input reported by districts, not a measure of quality. Sort order is yours and implies no ranking.

Per-Pupil Spending Across Hampden County. Total per-pupil expenditure reported to the state for the district serving each town, and whether that town's own district covers through grade 12. Spending is an input reported by districts, not a measure of quality. Sort order is yours and implies no ranking.
TownPer-Pupil SpendingCovers Through Grade 12
Agawam$21,897Yes
Blandford$24,620Yes
Brimfield$21,768Yes
Chester$24,620Yes
Chicopee$22,445Yes
East Longmeadow$20,455Yes
Granville$20,753Yes
Hampden$19,399Yes
Holland$18,761Yes
Holyoke$24,807Yes
Longmeadow$18,940Yes
Ludlow$21,443Yes
Monson$22,827Yes
Montgomery$24,620Yes
Palmer$23,575Yes
Russell$24,620Yes
Southwick$20,753Yes
Springfield$25,418Yes
Tolland$20,753Yes
Wales$17,662Yes
West Springfield$19,752Yes
Westfield$20,170Yes
Wilbraham$19,399Yes
What These Columns Mean
Town
Towns in the same county.
Per-Pupil Spending
Total expenditure per pupil for the district serving the town. An input figure reported to the state, not a measure of quality and not a rating.
Covers Through Grade 12
Whether the town's own district runs through the end of secondary, or older students are tuitioned elsewhere.

Cite: RE413. “Per-Pupil Spending Across Hampden County.” Updated August 5, 2026. https://www.re413.com/towns/springfield-ma/schools/, underlying sources at https://www.re413.com/sources/.

Before You Rely on Any of This

District boundaries and school assignments change, and a town can send children to different schools by grade or by neighbourhood. Confirm the assignment for a specific address with the district office before it decides a purchase. Our regional piece on which towns send their teenagers elsewhere covers the fourteen that run no high school at all.

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Springfield Compared

Side by side with the towns people weigh it against, on tax, prices, utilities and commute.

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The Same, Nearby

The nearest towns to Springfield, each with its own figure.

West Springfield$14.02 per $1,000 · $4,121 a yearAgawam$14.10 per $1,000 · $4,875 a yearChicopee$15.24 per $1,000 · $4,374 a yearLongmeadow$19.32 per $1,000 · $9,966 a yearEast Longmeadow$19.43 per $1,000 · $6,735 a yearLudlow$16.01 per $1,000 · $5,320 a year

Sources

"Figures through" is the period the publisher's data describes; "checked" is only when we last asked. The full sourcing: sources and method.