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Mattapan, Massachusetts - 1 schools
An equity score of 23/100 ranks Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) #314 of 362 districts in Massachusetts (state average 38). Derived live from how evenly resources are distributed across the district's schools.
At $22,418 per pupil, Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) ranks #167 of 396 Massachusetts districts by per-pupil spending (Massachusetts districts). NCES F-33 finance data.
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District-Level NCES Analysis
Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) operates 1 public schools serving 577 students, placing it among the smallest districts in Massachusetts. The school portfolio breaks down into 1 elementary 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 $22,418 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 75.3% local, 6.7% state, and 18.0% 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 23/100, ranked #314 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.
a 323:1 student-counselor ratio, somewhat above the 250:1 ASCA recommendation, and 40.6% chronic absenteeism from the 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection. Demographically, the student body averages 59.1% African American, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White across the district's schools.
Kipp Academy Boston Charter School accounts for 100.0% of all Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) student enrollment
That is an overwhelming concentration, leaving the rest of Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) a distant remainder — means Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District)-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the dominant entity. Grade band: elementary. 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.
Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) student-counselor ratio is 323:1 — near the typical range (US average ~408) — within the typical range for U.S. public districts
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 Variation between sub-units within Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) is typically wider than the Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District)-aggregate figure suggests.
Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) chronic absenteeism rate is 40.6% — 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 Kipp Academy Boston 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 Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District)?
Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) has 1 school, including 1 elementary. Total enrollment is 577 students.
How much does Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) spend per student?
Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) spends $22,418 per student. The district has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #314 in Massachusetts.
What is the demographic composition of Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District)?
Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) students are 59.1% African American, 36.4% Hispanic or Latino, 0.6% White, averaged across 1 school. Source: NCES CCD Membership 2024-25.
What is the equity score for Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District)?
Kipp Academy Boston Charter School (District) has an equity score of 23/100, ranking #314 out of 362 districts in Massachusetts.