Pelham, Massachusetts
The Pelham Schools by the Numbers
A snapshot of the town’s own elementary district, which educates about 127 students, and of the regional district its older students join. Detailed figures come from the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE).
District Snapshot
Sources: Massachusetts DESE, school and district profiles.
High needs is a state count, not a score. It includes every student who is from a low income household, learning English, or receiving special education services, and counts each one only once. The median across all 396 Massachusetts districts is 46.7 percent.
District Overview
| District | Pelham |
| Enrollment | 127 |
| Schools | 1 (Pelham Elementary) |
| Grades 7 to 12 | Amherst-Pelham Regional |
Student Population
For the precise current breakdown, see the DESE district profile.
| English learners | 0.8% |
| High needs | 44.1% |
| Per-pupil spending (in-district) | $23,039.77 |
Academic Performance & Context
Pelham Elementary is a kindergarten through grade 6 district, so it has no graduation rate of its own. Its graduates continue to the Amherst-Pelham Regional schools, shared with Amherst, Leverett, and Shutesbury, where 92.6 percent of students graduate in four years. MCAS results and accountability data for both districts are published and updated each year by DESE, so this guide links to the live state profile rather than reprinting numbers that quickly go stale.
Sources
MA DESE, Pelham Student Profile (code 02300000). Accessed 2026.