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Framingham, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 41/100 ranks Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) #156 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,905 per pupil, Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) ranks #150 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) operates 1 public schools serving 329 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 middle 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 $22,905 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 84.2% local, 9.6% state, and 6.2% 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 41/100, ranked #156 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.
a 63.1:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 14.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 43.7% White, 35.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% African American across the district's schools.
Christa Mcauliffe Charter School accounts for 86.3% of all Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) a distant remainder — means Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: middle. 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.
Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) student-counselor ratio is 63:1 — well below typical (typically associated with unusually small scale or exceptionally high per-unit investment)
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 Values this far below typical often correlate with unusually small scale or population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se — worth checking whether the underlying denominator is itself an outlier.
Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 14.1% — 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 Christa Mcauliffe Charter 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 Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District)?
Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) has 1 school, including 1 middle. Total enrollment is 329 students.
How much does Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) spend per student?
Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) spends $22,905 per student. The district has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #156 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District)?
Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) students are 43.7% White, 35.5% Hispanic or Latino, 8.2% African American, 1.8% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District)?
Christa Mcauliffe Charter School (District) has an equity score of 41/100, ranking #156 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.