| David Prouty High School | |
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301 Main Street United States | |
| Coordinates | 42°15′01″N71°58′40″W / 42.2502°N 71.9778°W /42.2502; -71.9778 |
| Information | |
| Type | Public Open enrollment[1] |
| Established | 1966 rebuild in 2025 |
| School district | Spencer-East Brookfield Region School |
| Principal | Mary Lee LaFreniere |
| Teaching staff | 30.9 (FTE)[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 306 (2024–2025)[2] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.9[2] |
| Colors | Black andOrange |
| Athletics conference | Central Massachusetts Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Website | www |
David Prouty High School is a publichigh school located inSpencer, Massachusetts, United States. It serves the towns ofSpencer andEast Brookfield.In 2024, it was ranked as the #300 best high school in Massachusetts by theU.S. News & World Report.[3] The school serves grades 9–12 with a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.9:1.
The school is currently undergoing a process of demolishing and rebuilding parts of the building, starting with the gym in preparation for building an entirely new school.
According toMassachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education annual statistics, for the 2024-2025 academic year, the demographic enrollment distributions for race, gender and grade level at David Prouty High School are as follows:
Total number of enrolled students:306
Total number offull-time equivalent educators:30.9
Therefore, the student to teacher ratio for this school is9.9:1
| Race | Enrolled Pupils* | % of District |
|---|---|---|
| African American | 11 | 3.6% |
| Asian | 9 | 2.9% |
| Hispanic | 60 | 19.6% |
| Native American | 1 | 0.3% |
| White | 209 | 68.3% |
| Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander | 0 | 0.0% |
| Multi-Race, Non-Hispanic | 16 | 5.2% |
| Total | 306 | 100% |
* Approximate number of enrolled pupils is calculated based on total number of students in district, multiplied by reported percentage, and rounded to nearest whole student.
| Gender | Enrolled pupils | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 146 | 47.71% |
| Male | 158 | 51.63% |
| Non-binary | 2 | 0.65% |
| Total | 306 | 100% |
| Grade | Pupils Enrolled | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 9 | 79 | 25.82% |
| 10 | 73 | 23.86% |
| 11 | 88 | 28.76% |
| 12 | 59 | 19.28% |
| SP* | 7 | 2.29% |
| Total | 306 | 100% |
* SP = Special Education Beyond Grade 12[4]
47.1% of students are economically challenged.[2]
As of 2024, 25% of students from the school have taken at least one AP exam. 11% of students have passed at least one AP exam.[3]
David Prouty High School is part of theCentral Massachusetts Athletic Conference and offers various sports programs throughout the school year. The fall sports season includes Golf, Soccer, Cheerleading, Cross Country, and Football. Winter brings Cheerleading, Boys and Girls Basketball, and Indoor Track. Spring sports offerings are Baseball, Softball, Tennis and Outdoor Track.[5]
On November 18, 2015, more than 200 students from David Prouty High School took part in a sit-in in protest of the district's administration. Protesting the lack of current textbooks, cuts in the music and theater programs, the band, and the Student Council, they walked out of class and spent the day in the gymnasium. Having not been satisfied with having their voices heard at the School Committee meeting the night before, they were targeting the superintendent, Tracey Crowe, whom the district's teachers had also given a vote of no confidence in.[6][7]
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