Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch vs Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)

Compiled from official source data by PlainSchools. · Updated September 2026

How do these districts compare?

Metric	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch	Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)
Location	Boston, Massachusetts	West Springfield, Massachusetts
Total Enrollment	364	367
Number of Schools	1	1
Student:Teacher Ratio	9.6:1	10.7:1

Metric	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch	Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)
Per-Pupil Expenditure	$41,115	$22,678
Federal Revenue	12.1%	13.6%
State Revenue	8.7%	12.7%
Local Revenue	79.2%	73.7%

Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch

Federal State Local

Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)

Federal State Local

Average across all schools in each district. Source: CCD Membership 2024-25.

Group	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch	Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)
White	3.4%	N/A
African American	35.5%	N/A
Hispanic or Latino	56.1%	N/A
Asian	2.6%	N/A
American Indian / Alaska Native	0.0%	N/A
Pacific Islander	0.3%	N/A
Multiracial	2.1%	N/A
Free/Reduced Lunch	N/A	N/A

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Resource	Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch	Hampden Charter School of Science West (District)
AP Courses Offered	3	12
Schools with AP	1	1
Avg Gifted Enrollment	N/A	N/A
Avg Counselor Ratio	197:1	245:1
Chronic Absenteeism	59.3%	18.0%

Regular Schools 0

Charter Schools 1

Magnet Schools 0

Title I Schools 1

Regular Schools 0

Charter Schools 1

Magnet Schools 0

Title I Schools 1

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools.