Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical
1 high school in our rankings
Ranks #311 of 328 Massachusetts school districts.
MCAS is the share of students meeting or exceeding expectations in 2026, grade 10 combined. Spending is total per-pupil expenditure in FY2024.
Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical is a public school district serving students from across Franklin County in north-central Massachusetts, a largely rural region in the Pioneer Valley. Its high school, Franklin County Technical School, offers career and technical education alongside a comprehensive academic curriculum. The district draws students from multiple towns in the county, with the school located in Turners Falls, a village within the town of Montague. Franklin County is known for its agricultural heritage, scenic farmland along the Connecticut River, and proximity to the Pioneer Valley's colleges and cultural institutions.
How it compares
- Strongest area: Graduation rate, in the top 37% of districts. 96.6% of high school students graduate in four years, vs 92.4% for the average MA district.
- Area to watch: ELA MCAS ranks in the bottom 7% of districts.
- Trend: Chronic absence has fallen from 31.6% in 2022 to 13.3% in 2025.
- Trend: ELA MCAS is down 22 points since 2023 (43% to 21%); statewide it fell 13 points.
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Schools in Franklin County Regional Vocational Technical
We rank high schools that report SAT results and elementary schools with grade 3 MCAS results, so some of the district's schools (middle schools, for example) aren't listed. Elementary ELA and Math are 2024–2026 averages of grade 3 results.
MCAS results
Share of students meeting or exceeding expectations, compared with the state. Statewide 10th-grade results dropped after 2024, when passing the MCAS stopped being a graduation requirement. There was no test in 2020.
High school results
Averages of the district's ranked high schools (Franklin County Technical). "MA avg" is the average of all Massachusetts districts with high school data.
Students & classrooms
40% female · 59.5% male · 0.5% nonbinary
Spending & teachers
Spending is total per-pupil expenditure from all sources. Dollar figures aren't adjusted for inflation. "MA median" is the middle district in each year; small districts can spend far more per student, so the median is a fairer yardstick than the average. Salary is the average across 58 full-time-equivalent teachers.
Attendance
10.5 days absent per student (MA avg 11) · 2.6% missed 20% or more of school days