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An equity score of 25/100 ranks Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) #298 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $27,748 per pupil, Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) ranks #47 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) operates 1 public schools serving 332 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 Middlesex County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $27,748 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 83.3% local, 6.2% state, and 10.5% 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 #298 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 352:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 18.5% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 84.3% African American, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian across the district's schools.
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public School accounts for 100.0% of all Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) a distant remainder — means Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (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.
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) student-counselor ratio is 352:1 — 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.
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 18.5% — 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 Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) is typically wider than the Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)-aggregate figure suggests.
Comparisons are relative to Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (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 Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)?
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 332 students.
How much does Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) spend per student?
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) spends $27,748 per student. The district has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #298 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)?
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) students are 84.3% African American, 6.3% Hispanic or Latino, 3.1% Asian, 2.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)?
Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) has an equity score of 25/100, ranking #298 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.