Berkshire Waldorf High School
Great Barrington · MA · Private independent
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Hillcrest Educational Foundation → Berkshire School → Buxton School → White Oak School → The Williston Northampton School → The Academy At Charlemont → Cutchins Program → Center School →How Berkshire Waldorf High School compares for families
What families should know about Berkshire Waldorf High School.
- ▸ LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Hillcrest Educational Foundation, Berkshire School, Buxton School and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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🏛️ Your state's public flagship
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
The in-state tuition gap is the flagship's biggest draw — most in-state families pay far less than the out-of-state sticker. Average net price after aid runs about $22,383/yr. Admission odds depend on your student's GPA and test scores, not which high school they attend.
Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.
Enrollment trend & projection
Private school enrollment comes from the NCES Private School Universe Survey (PSS), which is collected every other year — not annually like public-school data. The most recent published collection is 2021–22; NCES targeted spring 2026 for the 2023–24 release — we'll load it as soon as it's published.
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of -7.3%/year, projecting from 2022's 37 students:
A small or specialty program — naive trend math doesn't capture the school's full picture. Read the trend as directional, not predictive.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest Educational Foundation Pittsfield |
Private | 7.7 | 328 | +113.0% |
| Berkshire School Sheffield |
Private | 12.8 | 412 | +5.6% |
| Buxton School Williamstown |
Private | 29.3 | 60 | -33.3% |
| White Oak School Westfield |
Private | 30.3 | 59 | +7.3% |
| The Williston Northampton School Easthampton |
Private | 32.7 | 520 | +7.0% |
| The Academy At Charlemont Charlemont |
Private | 33.8 | 78 | +20.0% |
| Cutchins Program Northampton |
Private | 35.2 | 22 | — |
| Center School Holyoke |
Private | 35.2 | 87 | +14.5% |