Christa McAuliffe Charter School

Listed by NCES as Christa McAuliffe Charter School (District) (district ID 2500068)

Public school district · Middlesex County · Massachusetts · NCES district ID 2500068

Christa McAuliffe Charter School spent $27,106 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23, more than 63% of the other Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 (median $24,952). Its one school enrolled 284 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 Christa McAuliffe Charter School in enrollment (306 to 345 students) and Christa McAuliffe Charter School itself.

Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Christa McAuliffe Charter School, FY23Codman Academy Charter Public School $39,753; Bridge Boston Charter School $36,260; Boston Day and Evening Academy $32,894; Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District) $28,943; Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) $27,437; Christa McAuliffe Charter School $27,106; Deerfield $25,658; Hatfield Public Schools $23,780; A North Central Charter Essential School $21,273; Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District) $19,745; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k20k30k40k50kCodman Academy Charter Public …$39,753Bridge Boston Charter School$36,260Boston Day and Evening Academy$32,894Berkshire Arts and Technology …$28,943Benjamin Banneker Charter Publ…$27,437Christa McAuliffe Charter Scho…$27,106Deerfield$25,658Hatfield Public Schools$23,780A North Central Charter Essent…$21,273Hill View Montessori Charter P…$19,745State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Christa McAuliffe Charter School, FY23Codman Academy Charter Public School $39,753; Bridge Boston Charter School $36,260; Boston Day and Evening Academy $32,894; Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District) $28,943; Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) $27,437; Christa McAuliffe Charter School $27,106; Deerfield $25,658; Hatfield Public Schools $23,780; A North Central Charter Essential School $21,273; Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District) $19,745; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k20k30k40k50kCodman Academy Charter Public School$39,753Bridge Boston Charter School$36,260Boston Day and Evening Academy$32,894Berkshire Arts and Technology Chart…$28,943Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (D…$27,437Christa McAuliffe Charter School$27,106Deerfield$25,658Hatfield Public Schools$23,780A North Central Charter Essential S…$21,273Hill View Montessori Charter Public…$19,745State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Christa McAuliffe Charter School, FY23Codman Academy Charter Public School $39,753; Bridge Boston Charter School $36,260; Boston Day and Evening Academy $32,894; Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District) $28,943; Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) $27,437; Christa McAuliffe Charter School $27,106; Deerfield $25,658; Hatfield Public Schools $23,780; A North Central Charter Essential School $21,273; Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District) $19,745; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k30k50kCodman Academy Charter Public School$39,753Bridge Boston Charter School$36,260Boston Day and Evening Academy$32,894Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Publi…$28,943Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)$27,437Christa McAuliffe Charter School$27,106Deerfield$25,658Hatfield Public Schools$23,780A North Central Charter Essential School$21,273Hill View Montessori Charter Public (Distri…$19,745State median, under 1,000 students $24,952
Current spending per student, Massachusetts districts closest in size to Christa McAuliffe Charter School, FY23Codman Academy Charter Public School $39,753; Bridge Boston Charter School $36,260; Boston Day and Evening Academy $32,894; Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter Public (District) $28,943; Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District) $27,437; Christa McAuliffe Charter School $27,106; Deerfield $25,658; Hatfield Public Schools $23,780; A North Central Charter Essential School $21,273; Hill View Montessori Charter Public (District) $19,745; State median, under 1,000 students $24,952.10k30k50kCodman Academy Charter Public School$39,753Bridge Boston Charter School$36,260Boston Day and Evening Academy$32,894Berkshire Arts and Technology Charter P…$28,943Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (Distr…$27,437Christa McAuliffe Charter School$27,106Deerfield$25,658Hatfield Public Schools$23,780A North Central Charter Essential School$21,273Hill View Montessori Charter Public (Di…$19,745State median, under 1,000 students $24,952

Where the money came from

$8,286,000 in revenue: 10.7% state, 82.6% local and 6.6% federal. Total spending was $8,925,000, or $27,128 per student; the district reported no capital outlay that year.

Christa McAuliffe Charter School revenue by source, fiscal year 2022-23State $890,000; Local $6,845,000; Federal $551,000; total $8,286,000.
  • State$890,000 11%
  • Local$6,845,000 83%
  • Federal$551,000 7%

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 fell from 2022-23 to 2024-25

329 students in 2022-23, 288 students in 2023-24, 284 students in 2024-25, counted across the schools that reported each year.

Christa McAuliffe Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233292023-242882024-25284
Christa McAuliffe Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233292023-242882024-25284
Christa McAuliffe Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233292023-242882024-25284
Christa McAuliffe Charter School enrollment by school year2022-23: 329, 2023-24: 288, 2024-25: 28401002003004002022-233292023-242882024-25284

Teachers and students per teacher

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2332931.910.3
2023-2428832.38.9
2024-2528429.09.8

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 Christa McAuliffe Charter School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 24% 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 arts30%43.7%366
Math24%40.7%365

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, 284 students

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunchTitle I, 2021‑22
Christa McAuliffe Charter School2849.8All free (CEP)Targeted 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 Christa McAuliffe 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 Christa McAuliffe Charter School

  1. Massachusetts districts by spending per studentChrista McAuliffe Charter School ranks 57 of 153 Massachusetts districts with fewer than 1,000 students in fall 2022 on current spending per student in fiscal year 2022-23 ($27,106).#57 of 153
  2. Every school district in MassachusettsChrista McAuliffe Charter School is the number 342 by size of 397 Massachusetts districts, with 329 students in fall 2022 (F-33).#342 of 397
  3. Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)The next larger Massachusetts district: 332 students in fall 2022, $27,437 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$27,437
  4. Boston Day and Evening AcademyThe next smaller Massachusetts district: 322 students in fall 2022, $32,894 per student in fiscal year 2022-23.$32,894
  5. Compare Christa McAuliffe Charter School with Benjamin Banneker Charter Public (District)Enrollment, 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 Christa McAuliffe Charter School

  1. How many schools and students are in Christa McAuliffe Charter School?
    One school was open in 2024-25 (1 middle), enrolling 284 students, according to the NCES Common Core of Data.
  2. How much does Christa McAuliffe Charter School spend per student?
    $27,106 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 Christa McAuliffe Charter School's money come from?
    $8,286,000 in revenue in fiscal year 2022-23: 10.7% state, 82.6% local and 6.6% federal (NCES F-33).
  4. How do students in Christa McAuliffe Charter School do on state tests?
    In 2021-22, the students tested in Christa McAuliffe Charter School scored proficient or above: 30% in reading and 24% 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 Christa McAuliffe Charter School's NCES district ID?
    2500068. 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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