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Franklin, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 4/100 ranks Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) #359 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $17,002 per pupil, Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) ranks #369 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) operates 1 public schools serving 862 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 Norfolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $17,002 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the bottom 40 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 85.7% local, 9.7% state, and 4.6% 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 4/100, ranked #359 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 449:1 student-counselor ratio, above both the ASCA benchmark and the roughly 408:1 national average, and 14.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 58.4% White, 24.0% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino across the district's schools.
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public School accounts for 100.0% of all Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) a distant remainder — means Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (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.
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) student-counselor ratio is 449:1 — 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 Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 14.7% — low (typically associated with lower-than-average attendance disruption; districts in this range often have attendance interventions, robust transportation, or smaller catchments that reduce barriers)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Comparisons are relative to Benjamin Franklin Classical 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 Franklin Classical Charter Public (District)?
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 862 students.
How much does Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) spend per student?
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) spends $17,002 per student. The district has an equity score of 4/100, ranking #359 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District)?
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) students are 58.4% White, 24.0% Asian, 7.5% Hispanic or Latino, 3.0% African American, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District)?
Benjamin Franklin Classical Charter Public (District) has an equity score of 4/100, ranking #359 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.