•Overall: Lenox ranks higher, #60 to Southern Berkshire's #182 of 328 Massachusetts districts.
•MCAS 2026: Lenox students score higher: ELA 64% vs 40%, Math 62% vs 41% met expectations. Statewide: 41% and 41%.
•SAT: Lenox averages 133 points higher (1237 vs 1104).
•Spending: Southern Berkshire spends $4,326 more per student ($28,410 vs $24,085).
•Homes: Homes cost more in Southern Berkshire: single-family homes average $824K vs $672K. The average tax bill is $6,621 in Lenox and $5,488 in Southern Berkshire.
MCAS results, 2026
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, all tested grades combined. Both districts test grades 3–10; "State" is the statewide figure for the same grades.
English Language ArtsLenox ahead
Lenox
64%
Southern Berkshire
40%
State
41%
MathLenox ahead
Lenox
62%
Southern Berkshire
41%
State
41%
ELA by year
Year
Lenox
Southern Berkshire
State
2026
64%
40%
41%
2025
65%
40%
43%
2024
62%
38%
42%
2023
66%
40%
45%
2022
65%
39%
44%
2021
67%
44%
49%
Math by year
Year
Lenox
Southern Berkshire
State
2026
62%
41%
41%
2025
58%
39%
41%
2024
60%
45%
42%
2023
56%
40%
42%
2022
59%
31%
41%
2021
47%
22%
36%
No test in 2020. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement.
High school results
Average SATLenox ahead
Lenox
1237
Southern Berkshire
1104
MA avg
1113
AP exams scored 3+Southern Berkshire ahead
Lenox
56.3%
Southern Berkshire
71.9%
MA avg
69.1%
Four-year graduation rateLenox ahead
Lenox
95.2%
Southern Berkshire
87.9%
MA avg
92.4%
Averages of each district's ranked high schools. "MA avg" is the average of all districts with high school data.
Classrooms, teachers & spending
Average class sizeAbout the same
Lenox
13.4
Southern Berkshire
13.1
MA avg
17.3
Attendance rateLenox ahead
Lenox
93.8%
Southern Berkshire
91.9%
MA avg
93.7%
Chronically absentmissed 10%+ of daysLower in Lenox
Lenox
15.7%
Southern Berkshire
24.8%
MA avg
16.9%
Teachers who stayedfrom last yearAbout the same
Lenox
90.4%
Southern Berkshire
91.3%
MA avg
84.7%
Spending per studentHigher in Southern Berkshire
Lenox
$24,085
Southern Berkshire
$28,410
MA median
$21,765
Average teacher salaryHigher in Lenox
Lenox
$84,669
Southern Berkshire
$62,030
MA median
$91,393
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources in FY2024. Class size is the average across all classes in the district.
Students
Lenox
Southern Berkshire
Students in classes
763
611
English learners
3.5%
4.1%
Students with disabilities
12.6%
16.7%
White
76.5%
81.3%
Asian
6.8%
0.8%
Hispanic/Latino
9.1%
11.1%
Black/African American
1.5%
1%
Multi-race
5.7%
5.4%
Homes & taxes
Average single-family home valueHigher in Southern Berkshire
FY2026 averages for single-family homes from the Massachusetts Department of Revenue; for a district with several towns, the comparison uses the average of its towns. Assessed values usually run below recent sale prices.