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Chicopee, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 9/100 ranks Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) #355 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $18,067 per pupil, Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) ranks #330 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) operates 1 public schools serving 549 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 Hampden County.
Per-pupil expenditure runs $18,067 according to the NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, in the lower half of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending. See how Massachusetts compares in our national per-pupil spending analysis. The funding mix is 76.7% local, 11.7% state, and 11.6% 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 9/100, ranked #355 of 362 in Massachusetts against a state average of 38, notably less 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 (14 AP courses district-wide), a 390.8:1 student-counselor ratio, well above the ASCA benchmark though still under the roughly 408:1 national average, and 13.1% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 39.0% Hispanic or Latino, 31.1% White, 22.5% African American across the district's schools.
Hampden Charter School of Science East accounts for 100.0% of all Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) a distant remainder — means Hampden Charter School of Science East (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.
Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) student-counselor ratio is 391:1 — high (typically associated with staffing constraints that limit per-student counselor time; CRDC data shows higher ratios cluster in larger urban systems)
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 Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.
Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 13.1% — 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 Hampden Charter School of Science East (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 Hampden Charter School of Science East (District)?
Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) has 1 school, including 1 combined. Total enrollment is 549 students.
How much does Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) spend per student?
Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) spends $18,067 per student. The district has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #355 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Hampden Charter School of Science East (District)?
Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) students are 39.0% Hispanic or Latino, 31.1% White, 22.5% African American, 3.7% Asian, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Hampden Charter School of Science East (District)?
Hampden Charter School of Science East (District) has an equity score of 9/100, ranking #355 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.