Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School

Listed by NCES as Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter (District) (district ID 2500024)

Public school district · Barnstable County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2500024

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School spent $22,028 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, below the middle: 70% of the other Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 spent more (median $24,952). Its one school enrolled 251 students in 2024-25; 10.7% of its revenue came from the state.

NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 · NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · method

Spending per student among Massachusetts districts of similar size

Current spending per student excludes construction and debt. The 9 districts closest to Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School in enrollment (219 to 278 students) and Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, FY23Tisbury $43,305; Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) $39,625; Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) $29,670; Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School $27,770; Four Rivers Charter Public School $24,324; Map Academy $22,575; Marblehead Community Charter Public School $22,183; Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School $22,028; Plympton $18,245; Holland $16,810; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k20k30k40k50kTisbury$43,305Community Charter School of Ca…$39,625Paulo Freire Social Justice Ch…$29,670Dudley Street Neighborhood Cha…$27,770Four Rivers Charter Public Sch…$24,324Map Academy$22,575Marblehead Community Charter P…$22,183Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter Sc…$22,028Plympton$18,245Holland$16,810State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, FY23Tisbury $43,305; Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) $39,625; Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) $29,670; Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School $27,770; Four Rivers Charter Public School $24,324; Map Academy $22,575; Marblehead Community Charter Public School $22,183; Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School $22,028; Plympton $18,245; Holland $16,810; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k20k30k40k50kTisbury$43,305Community Charter School of Cambrid…$39,625Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter…$29,670Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter …$27,770Four Rivers Charter Public School$24,324Map Academy$22,575Marblehead Community Charter Public…$22,183Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School$22,028Plympton$18,245Holland$16,810State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, FY23Tisbury $43,305; Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) $39,625; Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) $29,670; Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School $27,770; Four Rivers Charter Public School $24,324; Map Academy $22,575; Marblehead Community Charter Public School $22,183; Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School $22,028; Plympton $18,245; Holland $16,810; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k30k50kTisbury$43,305Community Charter School of Cambridge (Dist…$39,625Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School…$29,670Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School$27,770Four Rivers Charter Public School$24,324Map Academy$22,575Marblehead Community Charter Public School$22,183Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School$22,028Plympton$18,245Holland$16,810State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School, FY23Tisbury $43,305; Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) $39,625; Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter School (District) $29,670; Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter School $27,770; Four Rivers Charter Public School $24,324; Map Academy $22,575; Marblehead Community Charter Public School $22,183; Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School $22,028; Plympton $18,245; Holland $16,810; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k30k50kTisbury$43,305Community Charter School of Cambridge (…$39,625Paulo Freire Social Justice Charter Sch…$29,670Dudley Street Neighborhood Charter Scho…$27,770Four Rivers Charter Public School$24,324Map Academy$22,575Marblehead Community Charter Public Sch…$22,183Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School$22,028Plympton$18,245Holland$16,810State median, under 1,000 students $24,952

Where the money came from

$5,352,000 in revenue: 10.7% state, 87.1% local and 2.2% federal. Total spending including $4,000 of capital outlay was $5,592,000, or $22,368 per student; the figure above leaves capital out.

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $574,000; Local $4,661,000; Federal $117,000; total $5,352,000.
  • State$574,000 11%
  • Local$4,661,000 87%
  • Federal$117,000 2%

Source: NCES F-33 school district finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23: current expenditures for elementary and secondary education divided by fall membership; the state median covers 153 districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022. Revenue by source (TOTALREV, TFEDREV, TSTREV, TLOCREV).

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25

250 students in 2022-23, 251 students in 2023-24, 251 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232502023-242512024-25251
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232502023-242512024-25251
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232502023-242512024-25251
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 250, 2023-24: 251, 2024-25: 25101002003002022-232502023-242512024-25251

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2325021.411.7
2023-2425122.511.2
2024-2525121.311.8

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; sums over the schools reporting each year.

State test results, 2021-22

In 2021-22, the students tested in Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School scored proficient or above: 60% in reading and 46% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Massachusetts, not across states.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22
SubjectThis districtMassachusettsStudents tested
Reading and language arts60%43.7%245
Math46%40.7%246

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22, all students, from ED Data Express (the Data Rescue Project archive; ED has no 2022-23 result for this district): ED shows district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

1 middle school, 251 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School25111.8not reportedTargeted program

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25; Title I status CCD 2021-22, the last year NCES published it. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count; not reported: the school sent NCES no meal count.

Contact Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, local education agency directory 2024-25. Enrollment, boundaries and school assignment are the district's to confirm.

What to look at next about Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentCape Cod Lighthouse Charter School ranks 107 of 153 Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($22,028).#107 of 153
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsCape Cod Lighthouse Charter School is the number 355 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 250 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#355 of 397
  3. Map AcademyThe next larger Massachusetts district: 252 students in fall 2022, $22,575 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$22,575
  4. PlymptonThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 241 students in fall 2022, $18,245 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$18,245
  5. Compare Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School with Map AcademyEnrollment, spending, revenue sources and schools, side by side.
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Source: NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student and fall 2022 membership; ranks among the state's districts that reported them); NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools).

Questions about Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 251 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School spend per student?
    $22,028 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (NCES F-33), which leaves out construction and debt; the Massachusetts median for districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 is $24,952 and the U.S. figure is $16,260.
  3. Where does Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School's money come from?
    $5,352,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 10.7% state, 87.1% local and 2.2% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School scored proficient or above: 60% in reading and 46% in math, against 43.7% in reading and 40.7% in math across Massachusetts. Massachusetts's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22.
  5. What is Cape Cod Lighthouse Charter School's NCES district ID?
    2500024. Each of its schools' 12-digit NCES IDs begins with these seven digits.

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Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22: reading and math proficiency for the district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey Revenue and expenditures by district · FY 2022-23

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

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