Editing Fall River, Massachusetts (section)

==Education==
[[File:Durfee High School Fall River.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[BMC Durfee High School]]]]
[[File:Bristol Community College campus, Fall River, Massachusetts (April 2010).jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Bristol Community College]]]]
[[File:Bishop Connelly High School.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Bishop Connolly High School]]]]

===Public schools===
{{main|Fall River Public Schools}}
[[Fall River Public Schools]] operates all public schools in the city. Fall River has one public high school, [[B.M.C. Durfee High School (present)|B.M.C. Durfee High School]]. Durfee alum include [[Chris Herren]], former NBA player for the Denver Nuggets and the Boston Celtics, former Supreme Court Justice [[James M. McGuire]], and [[Humberto Sousa Medeiros]], a Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church and former Archbishop of Boston.

The city is also home to [[Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School]], which serves Fall River and the towns of Somerset, Swansea, and Westport. Chef [[Emeril Lagasse]] is a Diman Graduate. The school dates back to the Durfee Textile School, which branched out to include Diman. (The college, founded to promote the city's textile sciences, is now a part of [[University of Massachusetts Dartmouth]].)

===Private schools===
In addition to public schools, there are several private and parochial schools in the city, including six Catholic schools, two private schools, a Christian academy (East Gate Christian Academy). Atlantis Charter School, a Pre-K through 8 charter school with a marine science-themed curriculum, was founded in 1995.<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Us|url=https://www.atlantiscs.org/about-us/|access-date=August 10, 2021|website=Atlantis Charter School}}</ref> The city was also home to Bishop Connolly High School, a Catholic high school named for [[Bishop James Louis Connolly]], fourth Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, however, it closed its doors in May 2023. [[Bishop Feehan High School|Bishop Feehan]] was located in Fall River from 1961 to 1972.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bishop Feehan High School :: History|url=https://www.bishopfeehan.com/about/history/|access-date=August 10, 2021|website=www.bishopfeehan.com|archive-date=August 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810044021/https://www.bishopfeehan.com/about/history/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Espirito Santo School opened on September 19, 1910, and was the first Portuguese grammar school to open in the United States. As of 2011, the majority of its students were ethnic Portuguese, and 70% of the students were bilingual.<ref>"[http://espiritosantoschool.com/handbook/history-of-espirito-santo-school/ History of Espirito Santo School] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111222143108/http://espiritosantoschool.com/handbook/history-of-espirito-santo-school/ |date=2011-12-22 }}." Espirito Santo School. Retrieved on August 21, 2012.</ref>

===Higher education===
[[University of Massachusetts Dartmouth]] has two branches in the city: the Professional and Continuing Education Center, located at 139 South Main Street, and the Advanced Technical & Manufacturing Center at the Narrows, on the former site of the Kerr Mills. [[Bristol Community College]], founded in 1965, is a two-year college offering associate degrees as well transfer programs to four-year institutions. [[Eastern Nazarene College]] offers Adult Studies/LEAD classes in Fall River as well. It has GED programs and a recording studio.<ref name="satellite">{{cite news|title=ENC's Adult and Graduate Studies Program expands into satellite locations around the state|publisher=Nazarene Communications Network|date=December 18, 2008|url=http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?sid=10000013&id=10006683|access-date=January 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081223132025/http://www.ncnnews.com/nphweb/html/ncn/article.jsp?sid=10000013&id=10006683|archive-date=December 23, 2008|url-status=dead}}</ref>