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Boston, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 42/100 ranks Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch #146 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $31,139 per pupil, Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch ranks #28 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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$31,139
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch operates 1 public schools serving 364 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 high 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 Suffolk County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $31,139 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 79.2% local, 8.7% state, and 12.1% 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 42/100, ranked #146 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.
Academic infrastructure includes 1 of 1 schools offering Advanced Placement (3 AP courses district-wide), a 191.5:1 student-counselor ratio, that meets the ASCA-recommended benchmark, and 56.7% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 56.1% Hispanic or Latino, 35.5% African American, 3.4% White across the district's schools.
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann accounts for 100.0% of all Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch a distant remainder — means Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: high. 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.
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch student-counselor ratio is 192:1 — low (typically associated with meeting or exceeding the American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommended 250:1 benchmark, which correlates with stronger college and career counseling capacity)
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 Lower values often correlate with smaller scale and population characteristics rather than higher resource budgets per se.
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch chronic absenteeism rate is 56.7% — well above typical (typically associated with unusually large scale or acute resource constraints)
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 Values this far above typical often signal acute resource constraints or a structurally different scale than most peers — worth reading alongside the underlying counts, not the ratio alone.
Comparisons are relative to Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch'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 Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch?
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch has 1 school, including 1 high. Total enrollment is 364 students.
How much does Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch spend per student?
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch spends $31,139 per student. The district has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #146 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch?
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch students are 56.1% Hispanic or Latino, 35.5% African American, 3.4% White, 2.6% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch?
Edward M. Kennedy Academy for Health Careers (Horace Mann Ch has an equity score of 42/100, ranking #146 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.