Berkshire County, Massachusetts

Berkshire County Courthouse

Seal

Motto: Firmus et Paratus
(Latin "Steadfast and Ready")

Map of Massachusetts highlighting Berkshire County

Location in the U.S. state of Massachusetts

Map of the United States highlighting Massachusetts

Massachusetts's location in the U.S.

Founded

April 24, 1761

Seat

Pittsfield

Largest city

Pittsfield

Area

• Total

946 sq mi (2,450 km²)

• Land

927 sq mi (2,401 km²)

• Water

20 sq mi (52 km²), 2.1%

Population (est.)

• (2015)

126,715

• Density

136/sq mi (53/km²)

Congressional district

1st

Time zone

Eastern: UTC-5/-4

Bash Bish Falls, in the Berkshire Hills, Appalachian Mountains

The Berkshire Hills, part of the Appalachian Mountains, in winter

Berkshire County, pronounced /bərkʃər/, is a county located on the western edge of the U.S. state of Massachusetts. As of the 2010 census, the population was 131,219.^[1] Its largest city and traditional county seat is Pittsfield.^[2] The county was founded in 1761.^[3]

The Berkshire Hills are centered on Berkshire County, and the county itself is often referred to simply as the Berkshires. It exists today only as a historical geographic region, and has no county government.

Law and government

Of the fourteen Massachusetts counties, Berkshire County is one of eight that exists today only as a historical geographic region, and has no county government. Berkshire County government was abolished effective July 1, 2000, and all former county functions were assumed by state agencies, and there is no county council or commission.^[4] The sheriff became a Commonwealth employee, but remains locally elected to perform duties within the county region and retains administrative and operational control over the Berkshire Sheriff’s Office, an independent state agency that was created after the county government was abolished. The Berkshire Sheriff’s Office runs the county jail and house of correction.^[4]

Local communities were granted the right to form their own regional compacts for sharing services, and the towns of Berkshire County have formed such a regional compact known as the Berkshire Regional Planning Commission.

Berkshire County has three Registry of Deeds Districts, one for each district.

Berkshire Northern District is located in Adams and contains records for the city of North Adams and the towns of Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Savoy, Williamstown, and Windsor.
Berkshire Middle District is located in Pittsfield and contains records for the city of Pittsfield and the towns of Becket, Dalton, Hinsdale, Lee, Lenox, Otis, Peru, Richmond, Stockbridge, Tyringham and Washington.
Berkshire Southern District is located in Great Barrington and contains records for the towns of Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Sandisfield, Sheffield and West Stockbridge.

**County government: Berkshire County**
State government
Clerk of Courts:	Deborah S. Capeless
District Attorney:	David F. Capeless
Register of Deeds:	Frances T. Brooks^[5] (Northern District at Adams) Patsy Harris (Middle District at Pittsfield) Wanda M. Beckwith (Southern District at Great Barrington)
Register of Probate:	Francis B. Marinaro
County Sheriff:	Thomas Bowler
State Representative(s):	4 Representatives: Gailanne Cariddi (D), First Berkshire Paul Mark (D), Second Berkshire Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D), Third Berkshire William Smitty Pignatelli (D), Fourth Berkshire
State Senator(s):	1 Senator: Adam Hinds (D)
Governor's Councilor(s):	Carole A. Fiola - District 1 Kelly A. Timilty - District 2 Marilyn M. Petitto Devaney - District 3 Christopher A. Iannella - District 4 Mary-Ellen Manning - District 5 Michael J. Callahan - District 6 Thomas J. Foley - District 7 Thomas T. Merrigan - District 8
Federal government
U.S. Representative(s):	Richard Neal (D-1st District)
U.S. Senators:	Elizabeth Warren (D), Ed Markey (D)

Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of October 13, 2010^[6]
Party		Number of Voters	Percentage
	Democratic	33,293	37.63%
	Republican	8,420	9.52%
	Unenrolled	46,089	51.52%
	Minor Parties	669	0.76%
Total		88,471	100%

Berkshire County is located in the Massachusetts's 1st congressional district, a primarily rural district that makes up most of Western Massachusetts.

Berkshire County has four (4) districts and elected Representatives in the Massachusetts House of Representatives.

First Berkshire. - Consisting of the towns of Adams, Clarksburg, Florida, North Adams, Savoy and Williamstown, all in the county of Berkshire; and the towns of Charlemont, Hawley, Heath, Monroe and Rowe, all in the county of Franklin. Gailanne Cariddi (D) is the current Representative.
Second Berkshire. - Consisting of the towns of Becket, Cheshire, Dalton, Hancock, Hinsdale, Lanesborough, New Ashford, Peru, Richmond, Washington and Windsor, and precinct B of ward 1, of the city of Pittsfield, all in the county of Berkshire; the towns of Ashfield, Bernardston, Buckland, Colrain, Leyden, Northfield and Shelburne, all in the county of Franklin; and the towns of Cummington, Middlefield and Plainfield, all in the county of Hampshire. Paul Mark (D) is the current Representative.
Third Berkshire. - Consisting of precinct A of ward 1, all precincts of wards 2, 3, 4, precinct A of ward 5, and all precincts of wards 6 and 7, of the city of Pittsfield, in the county of Berkshire. Christopher N. Speranzo (D), was the Representative, but has left for another position. A special election to fill his unexpired term has Tricia Farley-Bouvier (D) as the current representative.
Fourth Berkshire. - Consisting of the towns of Alford, Egremont, Great Barrington, Lee, Lenox, Monterey, Mount Washington, New Marlborough, Otis, precinct 5B of the city of Pittsfield, the towns of Sandisfield, Sheffield, Stockbridge, Tyringham and West Stockbridge, all in the county of Berkshire; and the towns of Blandford, Chester and Tolland, all in the county of Hampden. William Smitty Pignatelli (D), is the current Representative.

Berkshire County is located in one (1) district for the Massachusetts Senate.

The district consist of all of Berkshire County and the following cities: Chesterfield, Cummington, Goshen, Huntington, Middlefield, Plainfield, Westhampton, Williamsburg and Worthington, in the county of Hampshire; and Ashfield, Charlemont, Conway, Hawley, Heath, Monroe and Rowe, in the county of Franklin. Adam Hinds (D), is the current Senator.

The Massachusetts Governor's Council, also known as the Executive Council, is composed of eight individuals elected from districts, and the Lt. Governor who serves ex officio. The eight councillors are elected from their respective districts every two years. Berkshire County is located in the 8th District.

The Council generally meets at noon on Wednesdays in its State House Chamber, next to the Governor's Office, to act on such issues as payments from the state treasury, criminal pardons and commutations, and approval of gubernatorial appointments; such as judges, notaries and justices of the peace.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 946 square miles (2,450 km²), of which 927 square miles (2,400 km²) is land and 20 square miles (52 km²) (2.1%) is water.^[7] It is the second-largest county in Massachusetts by land area. The highest natural point in Massachusetts, Mount Greylock at 3,492 feet (1,064 m) is located in Berkshire County.

Berkshire County is one of two Massachusetts counties that borders three different neighboring states; the other being Worcester County. The two counties are also the only ones to touch both the northern and southern state lines.

Running north-south through the county are the Hoosac Range of the Berkshire Hills in the eastern part of the county and the Taconic Mountains in the western part of the county. They are a source of pride for their beauty, and have marked the county's character. Due to their elevation, the Berkshires attract tourists and summer residents eager to escape the heat of the lowlands.

Adjacent counties

Rivers of Massachusetts
Atlantic Ocean	Tiasquam River
Buzzards Bay	Acushnet River Agawam River Back River Copicut River Crooked River Mattapoisett River Nasketucket River Paskamanset River Pocasset River Sippican River Slocums River Wankinco River Westport River Weweantic River
Cape Cod Bay	Eel River Herring River Jones River Little Pamet River Pamet River Town Brook
Connecticut River Watershed	Burnshirt River Chapel Brook Chicopee River Connecticut River Cranberry River Deerfield River East Brookfield River Farmington River Fall River Five Mile River Green River Hubbard River Manhan River Mill River (Northampton) Mill River (Springfield) Millers River Mirey Brook North Branch Millers River North Branch Westfield River North River Otter River Quaboag River Scantic River Seven Mile River Tarbell Brook Ware River Westfield River
Gulf of Maine	Annisquam River Blackwater River Eagle Hill River Egypt River Ipswich River Roger Island River Rowley River Skug River
Housatonic River Watershed	Housatonic River Konkapot River Schenob Brook Umpachene River
Hudson River Watershed	Hoosic River Kinderhook Creek
Massachusetts Bay	Aberjona River Alewife Brook Canton River Charles River Chelsea Creek Cochato River Fore River Fresh River Indian Head River Malden River Millers River Monatiquot River Mother Brook Muddy River Mystic River Neponset River North River Saugus River Stony Brook (Boston) Stony Brook (Waltham) Stop River Weir River Weymouth Back River
Merrimack River Watershed	Artichoke River Assabet River Back River Beaver Brook Cochichewick River Concord River Little River Merrimack River Nashua River Nissitissit River North Nashua River Phillips Brook Powwow River Quinapoxet River Salmon Brook Shawsheen River South Branch Souhegan River South Nashua River Spicket River Squannacook River Stillwater River Sudbury River Trout Brook Vine Brook Whitman River
Nantucket Sound	Bass River Bumps River Childs River Coonamesset River Mashpee River Mitchell River Oyster Pond River Popponesset Creek Quashnet River Santuit River
Narragansett Bay	Barrington River Cole River Coles Brook Kickamuit River Lees River Palmer River Runnins River
Providence River Watershed	Abbott Run Blackstone River Bungay River Chockalog River Mill River Mumford River Peters River Quinsigamond River Sevenmile River Tannery River Ten Mile River Thacher River West River Wilde River
Taunton River Watershed	Assonet River Canoe River Cedar Swamp River Cocasset River Cotley River Forge River Hockomock River Matfield River Mill River Nemasket River Poor Meadow Brook Quequechan River Rumford River Salisbury Plain River Satucket River Segreganset River Shumatuscacant River Snake River Taunton River Three Mile River Town River Wading River Winnetuxet River
Thames River Watershed	French River Quinebaug River

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.		%±
1790	30,263		—
1800	33,885		12.0%
1810	35,907		6.0%
1820	35,720		−0.5%
1830	37,835		5.9%
1840	41,745		10.3%
1850	49,591		18.8%
1860	55,120		11.1%
1870	64,827		17.6%
1880	69,032		6.5%
1890	81,108		17.5%
1900	95,667		18.0%
1910	105,259		10.0%
1920	113,033		7.4%
1930	120,700		6.8%
1940	122,273		1.3%
1950	132,966		8.7%
1960	142,135		6.9%
1970	149,402		5.1%
1980	145,110		−2.9%
1990	139,352		−4.0%
2000	134,953		−3.2%
2010	131,219		−2.8%
Est. 2016	126,903	^[8]	−3.3%
U.S. Decennial Census^[9] 1790-1960^[10] 1900-1990^[11] 1990-2000^[12] 2010-2015^[1]

2000 census

As of the census^[13] of 2000, there were 134,953 people, 56,006 households, and 35,115 families residing in the county. The population density was 145 people per square mile (56/km²). There were 66,301 housing units at an average density of 71 per square mile (27/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 95.02% White, 1.99% Black or African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.99% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.59% from other races, and 1.23% from two or more races. 1.69% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 16.5% were of Italian, 16.4% Irish, 10.8% French, 10.3% English, 8.0% Polish, 7.1% German, 5.8% American and 5.1% French Canadian ancestry according to Census 2000. 94.1% spoke English, 1.6% Spanish and 1.1% French as their first language.

There were 56,006 households out of which 27.50% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.00% were married couples living together, 11.00% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.30% were non-families. 31.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.90% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 2.89.

In the county, the population was spread out with 22.40% under the age of 18, 8.40% from 18 to 24, 26.40% from 25 to 44, 24.90% from 45 to 64, and 17.90% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.70 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.10 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,047, and the median income for a family was $50,162. Males had a median income of $36,692 versus $26,504 for females. The per capita income for the county was $21,807. About 6.50% of families and 9.50% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.30% of those under age 18 and 7.20% of those age 65 or over.

2010 census

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 131,219 people, 56,091 households, and 33,618 families residing in the county.^[14] The population density was 141.6 inhabitants per square mile (54.7/km²). There were 68,508 housing units at an average density of 73.9 per square mile (28.5/km²).^[15] The racial makeup of the county was 92.5% white, 2.7% black or African American, 1.2% Asian, 0.2% American Indian, 1.2% from other races, and 2.1% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 3.5% of the population.^[14] The largest ancestry groups were:

23.5% Irish

16.9% Italian

16.1% French

14.3% English

12.1% German

9.6% Polish

4.9% French Canadian

3.7% Scottish

3.0% American

2.0% Scotch-Irish

2.0% Russian

2.0% Dutch

1.5% Swedish

1.3% Portuguese

1.1% Puerto Rican.^[16]

Of the 56,091 households, 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.9% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 40.1% were non-families, and 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size was 2.23 and the average family size was 2.82. The median age was 44.7 years.^[14]

The median income for a household in the county was $48,907 and the median income for a family was $64,783. Males had a median income of $47,401 versus $35,964 for females. The per capita income for the county was $28,300. About 7.9% of families and 11.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 15.5% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.^[17]

Demographic breakdown by town

Income

The ranking of unincorporated communities that are included on the list are reflective if the census designated locations and villages were included as cities or towns. Data is from the 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates.^[18]^[19]^[20]

Rank	Town		Per capita income	Median household income	Median family income	Population	Number of households
1	Tyringham	Town	$55,836	$94,375	$126,875	358	149
2	Richmond	Town	$51,808	$88,125	$94,423	1,671	702
3	Alford	Town	$49,272	$85,833	$102,750	501	232
4	Otis	Town	$44,085	$63,672	$70,547	1,248	571
5	Mount Washington	Town	$40,073	$68,750	$69,688	150	64
6	Williamstown	Town	$39,451	$72,743	$97,060	7,828	2,859
7	Egremont	Town	$39,236	$50,848	$66,500	1,043	529
8	Becket	Town	$37,233	$41,852	$62,823	1,775	790
	Lenox	CDP	$37,192	$48,158	$62,569	1,349	782
9	Sheffield	Town	$36,640	$52,181	$75,000	3,255	1,464
10	New Ashford	Town	$35,676	$63,854	$75,750	225	109
11	West Stockbridge	Town	$35,092	$75,543	$97,784	1,573	640
12	Great Barrington	Town	$34,585	$48,561	$73,369	7,131	2,792
13	Cheshire	Town	$34,413	$56,597	$74,250	3,245	1,408
14	Lenox	Town	$33,405	$54,622	$74,844	5,013	2,084
	Housatonic	CDP	$33,281	$28,837	$27,448	1,024	556
15	Windsor	Town	$33,234	$74,866	$99,091	902	321
16	Lanesborough	Town	$33,058	$66,071	$82,400	3,074	1,240
17	Washington	Town	$32,501	$69,286	$71,250	583	240
18	New Marlborough	Town	$32,451	$67,528	$68,750	1,499	591
19	Monterey	Town	$32,404	$42,083	$47,625	793	302
20	Stockbridge	Town	$31,821	$53,698	$69,038	1,755	765
	Williamstown	CDP	$31,808	$46,622	$100,833	3,652	1,312
21	Sandisfield	Town	$31,746	$60,104	$69,706	985	381
22	Hinsdale	Town	$30,753	$62,596	$71,442	2,136	860
23	Hancock	Town	$29,851	$78,571	$79,911	713	254
	Berkshire County	County	$29,387	$48,705	$64,393	131,221	55,793
	Great Barrington	CDP	$28,282	$40,393	$66,500	2,464	1,021
24	Lee	Town	$28,270	$51,835	$67,407	5,932	2,486
25	Peru	Town	$28,080	$68,523	$72,344	863	337
26	Savoy	Town	$27,725	$58,068	$58,452	706	293
	Lee	CDP	$27,549	$43,750	$70,417	1,843	874
27	Dalton	Town	$26,854	$52,285	$61,739	6,753	2,663
28	Pittsfield	City	$26,767	$44,513	$57,673	44,691	19,966
29	Florida	Town	$25,666	$46,458	$58,281	719	337
	Adams	CDP	$25,096	$38,256	$46,554	5,367	2,508
30	Clarksburg	Town	$25,013	$54,095	$61,836	1,702	727
31	Adams	Town	$24,423	$39,080	$46,021	8,494	3,770
32	North Adams	City	$20,330	$36,424	$51,028	13,763	5,867
	Cheshire	CDP	$14,088	$47,361	$56,125	610	209

Politics

**Presidential Elections Results**^[21]
Year	Republican	Democratic	Third Parties
2016	25.7% 16,839	66.6% 43,714	7.7% 5,064
2012	22.1% 14,252	75.7% 48,843	2.2% 1,391
2008	22.5% 14,876	74.9% 49,558	2.6% 1,696
2004	25.7% 16,806	73.1% 47,743	1.1% 742
2000	26.6% 15,805	63.9% 37,934	9.6% 5,672
1996	21.5% 13,055	64.7% 39,338	13.8% 8,381
1992	21.7% 14,726	54.4% 36,857	23.9% 16,163
1988	38.4% 24,125	60.8% 38,208	0.8% 526
1984	52.9% 33,712	46.6% 29,745	0.5% 328
1980	39.8% 27,063	43.3% 29,458	16.9% 11,510
1976	39.9% 27,462	57.1% 39,337	3.0% 2,072
1972	45.8% 30,380	53.4% 35,391	0.8% 513
1968	35.8% 23,078	59.7% 38,497	4.5% 2,890
1964	23.6% 15,160	75.9% 48,839	0.5% 332
1960	39.8% 27,335	59.9% 41,132	0.2% 162
1956	61.8% 41,355	37.9% 25,361	0.4% 257
1952	56.1% 38,413	43.5% 29,785	0.4% 243
1948	46.4% 27,482	51.8% 30,668	1.9% 1,117
1944	44.2% 24,830	55.5% 31,212	0.3% 185
1940	44.1% 25,973	55.4% 32,620	0.5% 287
1936	42.2% 22,607	54.3% 29,087	3.5% 1,874
1932	48.1% 23,186	48.2% 23,252	3.7% 1,782
1928	49.5% 23,855	50.0% 24,075	0.5% 244
1924	61.1% 21,106	28.1% 9,712	10.9% 3,753
1920	63.1% 20,138	34.3% 10,956	2.6% 816
1916	52.1% 9,787	44.5% 8,357	3.4% 645
1912	37.2% 6,397	36.1% 6,211	26.7% 4,595
1908	57.2% 9,137	36.9% 5,903	5.9% 941
1904	58.9% 9,310	36.7% 5,800	4.5% 711
1900	60.3% 8,980	36.7% 5,461	3.1% 455
1896	67.9% 9,710	27.4% 3,913	4.7% 676
1892	50.6% 7,336	46.2% 6,697	3.2% 465
1888	51.3% 6,826	45.6% 6,070	3.0% 403
1884	49.7% 5,901	46.5% 5,519	3.8% 445
1880	55.7% 6,386	43.9% 5,034	0.4% 44
1876	52.3% 6,015	47.7% 5,478	0.0% 4

In the last two U.S. Presidential elections, Berkshire County was Massachusetts's second-bluest county behind Suffolk County, which consists primarily of Boston. In 2004, the Bay State's native son John Kerry carried Berkshire by a massive 47.4% margin over incumbent President George W. Bush, with Kerry winning his home state by 25.2% over President Bush. In 2008, the county voted for Barack Obama by a 52.4% margin over John McCain, with Obama winning by 25.8% over McCain statewide. Obama won the county by an even larger margin of 53.6% in the 2012 election.^[22]

History

The Mahican (Muh-he-ka-neew) Native American tribe lived in the area that now makes up Berkshire County until the early 18th century, when the first English settlers and frontiersmen appeared and began setting up farms and homesteads. On April 25, 1724, “The English finally paid the Indians 460 pounds, 3 barrels of cider, and 30 quarts of rum for what is today Berkshire County.”^[23] This deal did not include modern Sheffield, Stockbridge, Richmond, and Lenox, which were added later. Berkshire County remained part of Hampshire County until 1760.

In the 19th century, Berkshire County became popular with the American elite, which built what they called "cottages" throughout the countryside. The Gilded Age ended in the early 20th century with the income tax, World War I, and the Great Depression. In the 20th, century some of these cottages were torn or burned down, while others became prep schools, historic sites, or bed-and-breakfast inns.

Today Berkshire is known throughout the East Coast and the country as the summer home of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. It includes attractions such as Tanglewood, the Norman Rockwell Museum, Mass MOCA, and Hancock Shaker Village.

Communities

Map of Berkshire County

Cities

North Adams
Pittsfield (county seat)

Towns

Villages

Villages and census-designated places are unincorporated communities that have no separate legal existence from the towns they are in.

Ashley Falls
Berkshire
Clayton
East Otis
Glendale
Hartsville
Interlaken
Lenox Dale
Mill River
Southfield
Van Deusenville

Census-designated places

Transportation

County-wide bus service is provided by the Berkshire Regional Transit Authority. Amtrak train service and Peter Pan intercity bus service is provided at Pittsfield.^[24]^[25]

Notable residents

David Dunnels White, Medal of Honor nominee for capturing Major General Custis Lee, son of Robert E. Lee, at the Battle of Sailors Creek, Virginia, April 6, 1865. He was born in Cheshire in 1844, and is buried in the Bozrah Cemetery in East Hawley in 1924.

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External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Berkshire County, Massachusetts.

Berkshires.org (Berkshires vacation site)
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Wall & Gray. 1871 Atlas of Massachusetts. Map of Massachusetts. USA. New England. Counties - Berkshire, Franklin, Hampshire and Hampden, Worcester, Middlesex, Essex and Norfolk, Boston - Suffolk, Plymouth, Bristol, Barnstable and Dukes (Cape Cod). Cities - Springfield, Worcester, Lowell, Lawrence, Haverhill, Newburyport, Salem, Lynn, Taunton, Fall River. New Bedford. These 1871 maps of the Counties and Cities are useful to see the roads and rail lines.
Beers, D.G. 1872 Atlas of Essex County Map of Massachusetts Plate 5. Click on the map for a very large image. Also see detailed map of 1872 Essex County Plate 7.
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Municipalities and communities of Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States
County seat: Pittsfield
Cities	North Adams Pittsfield
Towns	Adams Alford Becket Cheshire Clarksburg Dalton Egremont Florida Great Barrington Hancock Hinsdale Lanesborough Lee Lenox Monterey Mount Washington New Ashford New Marlborough Otis Peru Richmond Sandisfield Savoy Sheffield Stockbridge Tyringham Washington West Stockbridge Williamstown Windsor
CDPs	Adams (CDP) Cheshire (CDP) Great Barrington (CDP) Housatonic Lee (CDP) Lenox (CDP) Williamstown (CDP)
Other villages	East Otis Lenox Dale

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Massachusetts public high schools
Barnstable County	Barnstable (Barnstable Sturgis Charter) Bourne (Bourne Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical) Chatham Dennis-Yarmouth Regional Falmouth Harwich (Cape Cod Regional Technical Harwich Monomoy Regional) Mashpee Nauset Regional Provincetown Sandwich
Berkshire County	Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Hoosac Valley Lee Lenox Memorial Monument Mountain Regional Mount Everett Regional Mount Greylock Regional North Adams (Drury Charles H. McCann Technical) Pittsfield (Pittsfield Taconic) Wahconah Regional
Bristol County	Attleboro Dartmouth Dighton (Dighton-Rehoboth Regional Bristol County Agricultural) Fairhaven Easton (Oliver Ames Southeastern Regional Vocational Technical) Fall River (B.M.C. Durfee Diman Regional Vocational Technical) Joseph Case Mansfield New Bedford (Greater New Bedford Regional Vocational-Technical New Bedford) North Attleborough Norton Seekonk Somerset Berkley Regional Taunton (Bristol-Plymouth Regional Technical Taunton) Westport
Dukes County	Martha's Vineyard Regional Martha's Vineyard Charter
Essex County	Amesbury Andover (Andover Greater Lawrence Technical) Beverly (Beverly Northshore Academy) Danvers (Danvers Essex Agricultural and Technical) Georgetown Gloucester Hamilton-Wenham Regional Haverhill (Haverhill Whittier Regional Vocational Technical) Ipswich Lawrence Lynn (Lynn Classical Lynn English Lynn Vocational and Technical) Lynnfield Manchester Essex Regional Marblehead Masconomet Regional Methuen Newburyport North Andover North Shore Technical Peabody Veterans Memorial Pentucket Regional Rockport Salem Saugus Swampscott Triton Regional
Franklin County	Frontier Regional Greenfield (Four Rivers Charter Greenfield) Mohawk Trail Regional Montague (Franklin County Technical Turners Falls) Pioneer Valley Ralph C. Mahar Regional
Hampden County	Agawam Chicopee (Chicopee Comprehensive Chicopee) East Longmeadow Holyoke (Holyoke William J. Dean Technical) Longmeadow Ludlow Minnechaug Regional Monson Palmer (Palmer Pathfinder Vocational Technical) Southwick Regional Springfield (SABIS International Charter Springfield High School of Commerce Roger L Putnam Vocational-Technical Springfield Central Springfield High School of Science and Technology Springfield Renaissance) West Springfield Westfield (Westfield Westfield Vocational Technical)
Hampshire County	Amherst Regional Belchertown Easthampton Gateway Regional Granby Junior Senior Hampshire Regional Hopkins Academy Northampton (Northampton Smith Vocational and Agricultural) Smith Academy South Hadley (Pioneer Valley Performing Arts Charter South Hadley) Ware
Middlesex County	Acton-Boxborough Regional Arlington Ashland Ayer (Ayer Shirley Regional Francis W. Parker Charter) Bedford Belmont Billerica (Billerica Memorial Shawsheen Valley Technical) Burlington Cambridge (Cambridge Rindge and Latin Community Charter School of Cambridge Prospect Hill Academy) Chelmsford Concord-Carlisle Dracut Everett (Everett Pioneer Charter School of Science) Framingham (Framingham Joseph P. Keefe Technical) Groton-Dunstable Regional Holliston Hopkinton Hudson Lexington (Lexington Minuteman Career and Technical) Lincoln-Sudbury Regional Littleton Lowell (Lowell Lowell Middlesex Academy Charter) Malden (Malden Mystic Valley Regional Charter) Marlborough (Advanced Math and Science Academy Charter Assabet Valley Regional Technical Marlborough) Maynard Medford (Medford Medford Vocational Technical) Melrose Natick Newton (Newton North Newton South) North Middlesex Regional North Reading Reading Memorial Somerville Stoneham Tewksbury Memorial Tyngsborough (Greater Lowell Technical Innovation Academy Charter Tyngsborough) Wakefield (Northeast Metro Tech Wakefield Memorial) Waltham Watertown Wayland Westford (Nashoba Valley Technical Westford Academy) Weston Wilmington Winchester Woburn Memorial
Nantucket County	Nantucket
Norfolk County	Avon Middle High Bellingham (Bellingham Primavera Junior/Senior) Braintree Brookline Canton (Blue Hills Regional Technical Canton) Cohasset Dedham Dover-Sherborn Foxborough (Foxborough Foxborough Regional Charter) Franklin (Franklin Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical) Holbrook Junior Senior King Philip Regional Medfield Medway Millis Milton Needham Norwood Quincy (North Quincy Quincy) Randolph Sharon Stoughton Walpole (Norfolk County Agricultural Walpole) Wellesley Westwood Weymouth
Plymouth County	Abington Apponequet Regional Bridgewater-Raynham Regional Brockton (Brockton Brockton Champion Edison Academy Frederick Douglass Academy Goddard Alternative School) Carver Duxbury East Bridgewater Hanover (Hanover South Shore Vocational Technical) Hingham Hull Marshfield Middleborough Norwell (Norwell South Shore Charter) Old Colony Regional Vocational Technical Old Rochester Regional Pembroke Plymouth (Plymouth North Plymouth South Rising Tide Charter) Rockland Senior Scituate Silver Lake Regional Wareham West Bridgewater Whitman-Hanson Regional
Suffolk County	Boston (Academy of the Pacific Rim Charter Boston Arts Academy Boston Community Leadership Academy Boston Day and Evening Academy Boston Latin Academy Boston Latin School Brighton Charlestown City on a Hill Charter Codman Academy Charter Dorchester East Boston Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers The English High School Excel Fenway Greater Egleston Jeremiah E. Burke School John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics & Science Madison Park Technical Vocational Match Charter Monument New Mission Odyssey Roxbury Charter Roxbury Memorial Snowden International School South Boston TechBoston Academy West Roxbury) Chelsea (Chelsea Phoenix Charter) Revere (Revere SeaCoast) Winthrop
Worcester County	Algonquin Regional Athol Auburn Bartlett Junior Senior Blackstone-Millville Regional Bay Path Regional Vocational Technical The Bromfield School Clinton David Prouty Douglas Fitchburg (Fitchburg North Central Essential Charter) Gardner Grafton Hopedale Junior Senior Leicester Leominster Lunenburg Milford Millbury Murdock Montachusett Regional Vocational Technical Narragansett Regional Nashoba Regional North Brookfield Northbridge Oakmont Regional Oxford Quabbin Regional Quaboag Regional Southbridge Sutton Upton (Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical Nipmuc Regional) Worcester (Abby Kelley Foster Charter Burncoat Doherty Memorial Massachusetts Academy of Math and Science at WPI North South High Community School University Park Campus School Worcester Technical) Shepherd Hill Regional Shrewsbury Tahanto Regional Tantasqua Regional Uxbridge Wachusett Regional West Boylston Westborough
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