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Springfield, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 43/100 ranks Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) #136 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $21,761 per pupil, Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) ranks #182 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) operates 1 public schools serving 402 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 combined 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 Hampden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $21,761 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 78.0% local, 6.9% state, and 15.1% 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 43/100, ranked #136 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, in line with the typical spread seen across the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (1 AP courses district-wide), a 388:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 27.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 66.5% Hispanic or Latino, 25.3% African American, 5.9% White across the district's schools.
Baystate Academy Charter Public School accounts for 96.5% of all Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) a distant remainder — means Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: combined. 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.
Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) student-counselor ratio is 388:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 27.1% — 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 Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) is typically wider than the Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Baystate Academy Charter Public 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 Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)?
Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 402 students.
How much does Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) spend per student?
Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) spends $21,761 per student. The district has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #136 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)?
Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) students are 66.5% Hispanic or Latino, 25.3% African American, 5.9% White, 0.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District)?
Baystate Academy Charter Public School (District) has an equity score of 43/100, ranking #136 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.