Berkshire School

Sheffield · MA · Private independent

Private
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📖18 AP courses 🏅5 National Merit Semifinalists

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Programs & features
  • 📚 18 AP courses offered (school profile)
  • 🏆 5 National Merit Semifinalists last year
Academic signals
  • 📝 SAT avg 1370 (25-75: 1310–1440)
  • 📝 ACT avg 31.0 (25-75: 29–33)
  • 📚 AP exam pass rate 80.0% (avg score 3.9)

Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, the school's own published profile, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.

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How Berkshire School compares for families

Among the academically strongest private schools in our database.

  • NationallySAT mean 1370 (≈ top 6% of US test-takers) · ACT mean 31.0 (≈ top 7%) · 80% AP pass rate (US average: ~60%) · 5 National Merit Semifinalists last year (NMSF is the top 1% of US PSAT scorers).
  • LocallyMA students outperform the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (+14 points).
  • vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Berkshire Waldorf High School, Hillcrest Educational Foundation, White Oak 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

58%
admit rate
$17,772
in-state tuition/yr · $40,449 out-of-state
1300–1480
SAT 25–75 · ACT 29–33

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.

See the full University of Massachusetts-Amherst profile → Estimate your odds with your scores →

Source: IPEDS admissions, tuition & enrollment + College Scorecard net price. Flagship = the state's primary public research university.

Enrollment trend & projection

Total enrollment went from 390 in 2018 to 412 in 2022 — over 4 years.
+5.6%
Why only 2 data points?

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.

For a more current snapshot, see Berkshire School's own published school profile (as of 2024-25): www.berkshireschool.org/admission/school-profile ↗

If the recent trend holds…

At its recent rate of +1.4%/year, projecting from 2022's 412 students:

2023
418
2025
429
2027
441

An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.

Revenue upside

At tuition per student, the 29 students projected to be gained by 2027 represent ≈ $464,000/year in tuition upside.

Tuition is an editable estimate (PSS doesn't publish tuition) — set it to your school's figure.

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.

SchoolTypeMilesHS enrollmentTrend
Berkshire Waldorf High School
Great Barrington
Private 12.8 37
Hillcrest Educational Foundation
Pittsfield
Private 20.4 328 +113.0%
White Oak School
Westfield
Private 35.2 59 +7.3%
The Williston Northampton School
Easthampton
Private 39.5 520 +7.0%
Center School
Holyoke
Private 40.6 87 +14.5%
May Ctr School For Autism And Developmental Dis
West Springfield
Private 41.4 48
Springdale Education Center
Holyoke
Private 41.6 38
Buxton School
Williamstown
Private 41.9 60 -33.3%

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