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Cambridge, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 50/100 ranks Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) #72 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $34,104 per pupil, Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) ranks #15 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) operates 1 public schools serving 253 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 $34,104 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, among the top 40 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 86.2% local, 6.4% state, and 7.4% 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 50/100, ranked #72 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably more even than the typical district in the state for how evenly funding reaches its schools.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (6 AP courses district-wide), a 100.4:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 32.3% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 62.5% African American, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% White across the district's schools.
Community Charter School of Cambridge accounts for 99.2% of all Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) a distant remainder — means Community Charter School of Cambridge (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.
Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) student-counselor ratio is 100:1 — 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.
Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 32.3% — high (typically associated with higher-than-average disruption; recent CRDC data showed elevated rates persisting after pandemic-era schooling changes)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Comparisons are relative to Community Charter School of Cambridge (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 Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)?
Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 253 students.
How much does Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) spend per student?
Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) spends $34,104 per student. The district has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #72 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)?
Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) students are 62.5% African American, 19.9% Hispanic or Latino, 6.0% White, 4.0% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Community Charter School of Cambridge (District)?
Community Charter School of Cambridge (District) has an equity score of 50/100, ranking #72 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.