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New Bedford, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 25/100 ranks Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) #297 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,568 per pupil, Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) ranks #162 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) operates 1 public schools serving 1,038 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary schools, a small enough portfolio that most families will interact with nearly every campus in the district at some point. These enrollment and school figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 release, and the district is based in Bristol County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $22,568 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the upper half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 77.6% local, 6.4% state, and 16.0% federal, a local-revenue-heavy mix that leaves the district more exposed to property-tax swings and local ballot measures than state-funded peers. The district's equity score is 25/100, ranked #297 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably less even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
a 1042:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 21.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 61.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% White, 15.9% African American across the district's schools.
Its largest campus is Alma Del Mar Charter School, enrolling 1,042 students (100% of the district's total enrollment).
Alma Del Mar Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) a distant remainder — means Alma Del Mar Charter School (District)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. A single dominant campus often anchors a district's program offerings and staffing patterns; the share helps explain why district-wide averages may not reflect the typical neighbourhood-school experience. When one entity dominates a region's footprint, its programmatic and budget decisions effectively set policy for a majority of the affected population.
Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) student-counselor ratio is 1042:1 — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
student-counselor ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE counselors against total enrollment, districts that contract intervention or social-emotional staff outside the counselor classification may be under-counted Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 21.3% — near the typical range (US average ~28) — aligned with the national post-pandemic baseline of roughly 28% chronic absenteeism
chronic absenteeism rate is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: a student is chronically absent if they miss ≥10% of enrolled days for any reason, illness, family obligations, or disengagement Variation between sub-units within Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) is typically wider than the Alma Del Mar Charter School (District)-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Alma Del Mar Charter School (District)'s own figures; each column derives from NCES Common Core of Data and the F-33 Finance Survey.
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How many schools are in Alma Del Mar Charter School (District)?
Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 1,038 students.
How much does Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) spend per student?
Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) spends $22,568 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #297 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Alma Del Mar Charter School (District)?
Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) students are 61.0% Hispanic or Latino, 17.4% White, 15.9% African American, 0.5% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Alma Del Mar Charter School (District)?
Alma Del Mar Charter School (District) has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #297 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.