Local Schools

Public School District

The Adams-Cheshire Regional School District provides comprehensive educational services for students in grades kindergarten through high school. The Adams-Cheshire Regional School District comprises two schools: one elementary and a combined middle and high school. The district offers provisions for enrichment, independent study, laboratory study, resource centers, workshops, physical education, special-needs accommodations, and the latest technology.

School District

Hoosac Valley Elementary School is located on Commercial Street and houses students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade.

Hoosac Valley Middle and High School, located on Savoy Road in Cheshire, provides education from sixth through twelfth grades. The district places more than sixty percent of its graduates in some form of higher education.


Parochial Schools

Saint Stanislaus Kostka School is a Catholic elementary school, accommodating just under two hundred students from kindergarten through eighth grade and close to fifty pre-kindergarten students.

Saint Stanislaus Kostka School


Vocational Schools

The Northern Berkshire Vocational Regional School District provides vocational education for the area at the high school and postgraduate levels. The school serves students from area towns who jointly aid in the support of its high school, McCann Technical High School. Vocational courses of study include automotive, carpentry, Computer-Assisted Design (CAD), culinary arts, electricity, information technology, machine technology, metal fabrication and office technology. Academic courses include business management, computer applications, English language arts, physical education/health, history & social studies, mathematics, pre-engineering (Project Lead The Way), science, Spanish and virtual high school courses. Post-secondary programs include cosmetology, dental assisting, medical assisting, practical nursing and surgical technology. McCann Technical High School is an active participant in the Skills USA program.


Charter Schools

Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School is a tuition-free, college-preparatory public school serving students in grades six through twelve in Berkshire County. BART Charter Public School is designed for students who want a small school with a close-knit community of students, teachers and families, and an academically challenging, hands-on learning environment. BART primarily serves students in Adams, Cheshire, Clarksburg, Florida, Hancock, Lanesborough, New Ashford, North Adams, Savoy and Williamstown. Students from other towns will be enrolled if space is available. BART is located in Adams at One Commercial Place.


Colleges & Universities

Massachusetts College of Liberal ArtsWilliams College, and Berkshire Community College provide higher education programs, all within a thirty-minute drive of Adams.